Goodell said the following on the Pat McAfee Show today:
Quote:
"I think we're good at 17 now," Goodell said. "But, listen, we're looking at how we continue. I'm not a fan of the preseason." Then, gesturing toward a group of fans assembled nearby, Goodell said, "And I don't think these guys like it either." He continued: "The reality is, I'd rather replace a preseason game with a regular-season game any day. That's just picking quality. If we get to 18 and 2, that's not an unreasonable thing."
Translating from Goodell bullshit to regular English we get the following:
Pretty soon we'll add an 18th regular season game and scrap a preseason game. We're also extending the season by one week and play the SuperBowl on President's Day weekend.
Curious if that means a second bye week to make the added international travel easier. I expect every team to play at least one international game per season more often than not in the short term future.