The idea of an 18-game NFL season is again in the news this week, thanks to a reported new proposal floated out by the league on Monday .
The new proposal stipulates that, while the league would expand to an 18-game regular season, players would be capped at 16 games. This, of course, is a compromise by owners to appease those who are concerned with the health and safety of the players—specifically, the NFLPA players union who the owners will be negotiating a new CBA with after the 2020 season.
Speaking of the players union, Steelers union rep Ramon Foster Tweeted about this proposal, suggesting that the league cares more about making money than it does about the integrity of its game.