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USA Today Sports Media Group
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Robert Zeglinski

All-Pro OT Tristan Wirfs rightfully thinks the NFL ‘needs’ an extra bye week in its long 17-game season

No one understands football’s toll on the human body better than NFL players. And with the league set to begin its third 17-game campaign for all 32 squads this fall, a big-name anchor thinks it’s time the powers that be start to recalibrate and think of players’ health over a four-month-plus grind.

How? By adding another bye week. It’s not a bad thought, really.

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