Could the NFL expand to an 18-game regular season? It certainly seems to be the way the league is heading after adding a 17th back in 2021.
A June 20 article from ESPN’s Brooke Pryor explored players’ reactions to that possibility, with Pryor noting that league commissioner Roger Goodell himself has stated he’d be in favor of expanding the regular season to 18 games and reducing the preseason to two.
The Steelers locker room was among those asked about the potential change. You can read an excerpt below:
“Whatever the league gives you, man, you just got to adjust to it,” [Damontae] Kazee said with a shrug.