FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the idea of expanding the NFL regular-season games remains a possibility and that he hopes a new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association will happen sooner than later.
"It's part of the discussions," Goodell said of going to a 17-game season. "We've had very fruitful discussions on it, discussing the positives and negatives of it. That's something that we'll continue."
Goodell said recent rules changes and practice techniques to address player health and safety give him confidence that adding an extra game won't adversely impact players. Remember, too, that an additional regular-season game will also result in a reduction of at least one preseason game, if not more.
