NFL Considers Longer Regular Season

The National Football League (NFL) is considering reducing the pre-season to two or three games per team and lengthening the regular season to 17 or 18, up from the current 16. This is about time. There are so many injuries that have taken place in games that meant absolutely nothing. The New York Giants just lost a defensive star in a trivial game and every team is weary of losing there star quarterback.


The adjustment needs to be made and hopefully very soon. According to the Washington Post consent for the change is growing amongst NFL leaders. Also, it has a lot to do with television rights. Currently, NFL games bring in approximately $3.7 billion per season in deals with US networks, NBC, Fox, CBS, ESPN and DirecTV.


The move would be popular with fans because these games are quite boring compared to the regular season. For instance, the starters are taken out after a quarter of play or a few snaps at the very least. Further, the move will gain support of NFL players because they are not paid during pre-season play. The players are paid in 17 installments during the regular season.