NFL may expand to 17 or 18 games

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http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80f717a9&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true

DANA POINT, Calif. -- More games that count, perhaps as early as August 2011? That's exactly what NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants.

There are several hurdles before the league can expand its regular season from 16 to 17 or 18 games. Among them is reaching a new collective bargaining agreement with the players' union.

Still, Goodell hopes to present a proposal to the owners in May after the matter was discussed at length this week at the NFL Annual Meeting.

Personally I'm all for it. 4 preseason games are way more than needed. Now I know some people will say that the risk will be too high for key players to get injured, and while yes thats mostly true remember that these guys are getting paid millions to do their job. I'm also pretty intrigued by the 17 neutral site games.

[mantal]

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http://www.carolinahuddle.com/forum/carolina-panthers/10061-goodell-eyeing-possibility-17-18-game-season.html