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NFLPA's DeMaurice Smith: 18-Game Schedule Not in 'Best Interest of Our Players'

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said Friday the players union has yet to see a workable 18-game schedule plan from the NFL owners as part of ongoing talks about a new collective bargaining agreement.

Smith told ESPN's Cameron Wolfe he doesn't foresee a scenario where players accept an increased regular-season slate.

"I don't see an 18-game schedule—under any circumstance—being in the best interest of our players," he said. "If somebody wants to make an 18-game proposal, we'll look at it. I haven't seen anything that makes me think that it would be good for the players.