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Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

July 12, 2019 12:31PM
Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

By:Barry Werner

Talk about a Fantasy Football nightmare.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on the owners’ desire for an 18-game schedule, which is being resisted by the players. The Collective Bargaining Agreement expires after the 2020 season.

Now, the WSJ report carries a fascinating spin on a season with two extra regular-season games:

One idea owners have proposed: limiting players to 16 games, to assuage health and safety concerns. That would mean even if the Kansas City Chiefs played 18 games, quarterback Patrick Mahomes would play in just 16 of them.

An NFLPA analysis believes two additional games could add as much as $2.5 billion in annual revenue. This would add approximately $15 million to the salary cap for each team in the first year.

Eric Winston, president of the NFLPA, addressed the concerns of the players.

“They’re looking at it like, ‘Hey get back into the mine and start mining coal,’” Winston said.

[touchdownwire.usatoday.com]
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  Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

RamBill798July 12, 2019 12:31PM

  Can't really wrap my brain around that...

JamesJM271July 12, 2019 01:01PM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

cool_hand_luke293July 12, 2019 01:54PM

  Re figure it out

Speed_Kills242July 12, 2019 02:01PM

  Can you pick any 2 games to rest particular starters?

promomasterj250July 12, 2019 02:19PM

  Re: Can you pick any 2 games to rest particular starters?

cool_hand_luke206July 12, 2019 03:10PM

  kicker/punter/long snapper

headslapper216July 13, 2019 03:58PM

  don't like it

zn252July 12, 2019 02:28PM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

Ramboni217July 12, 2019 02:46PM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

Classicalwit192July 12, 2019 03:05PM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

cool_hand_luke198July 12, 2019 03:12PM

  maybe with a handful of exemptions?

AlbaNY_Ram229July 12, 2019 04:52PM

  It's beginning to sound...

JamesJM233July 12, 2019 04:54PM

  me? no

zn458July 12, 2019 05:18PM

  Re: me? no........... Yup

Anonymous User251July 12, 2019 05:35PM

  Re: me? no

AlbaNY_Ram240July 13, 2019 12:57AM

  your blunt opinion....

21Dog206July 13, 2019 09:10AM

  8-game: LOVE IT--->starting QB sits 2 games--depth

Steve290July 13, 2019 01:26AM

  Re: 8-game: LOVE IT--->starting QB sits 2 games--depth

zn237July 13, 2019 04:48AM

  Re: 8-game: LOVE IT--->starting QB sits 2 games--depth

Steve298July 13, 2019 08:58AM

  A couple of things come to mind: first, there are not enough decent QBs

RockRam303July 13, 2019 04:59AM

  Re: A couple of things come to mind: first, there are not enough decent QBs

AlbaNY_Ram268July 13, 2019 05:23AM

  This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

Rams43327July 13, 2019 05:51AM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

AlbaNY_Ram357July 13, 2019 07:20AM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

Rams43232July 13, 2019 03:27PM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

AlbaNY_Ram231July 13, 2019 06:35PM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

zn242July 13, 2019 06:47PM

  Re: This isn’t complicated, so why overthink it?

Rams43307July 13, 2019 08:10PM

  I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

SunTzu_vs_Camus231July 14, 2019 02:41AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

AlbaNY_Ram322July 14, 2019 06:55AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

Rams43378July 14, 2019 07:24AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

zn255July 14, 2019 07:57AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

Rams43224July 14, 2019 08:08AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

zn225July 14, 2019 08:20AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

Rams43227July 14, 2019 08:31AM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

zn219July 14, 2019 03:55PM

  Re: I agree with this completely, 43...great post!!

AlbaNY_Ram238July 14, 2019 08:59AM

  I like it

stlramz234July 13, 2019 01:28PM

  That 'record' thing..

JamesJM265July 13, 2019 01:49PM

  Players might go for a 18 week schedule with 16 games played

ramzilla250July 13, 2019 03:46PM

  Re: Players might go for a 18 week schedule with 16 games played

zn220July 13, 2019 04:39PM

  Mark Murphy supports 17 games, a regular season compromise.

Rams43306July 14, 2019 07:59AM

  I like the 17 game idea

Rampage2K-264July 14, 2019 09:28AM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

zn387July 14, 2019 01:44PM

  I want 17 games and one additional bye week

PeoriaRa297July 15, 2019 08:52AM

  Re: I want 17 games and one additional bye week

Rampage2K-238July 15, 2019 09:25AM

  Re: Report: Owners pitch 18-game season that would limit players to 16 games

zn233July 15, 2019 06:12PM