Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow received almost unanimous praise for his recent comments about how players should want two bye weeks if and when the league moves to an 18-game schedule.
Almost.
One major dissenter was former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel, who took to social media after Burrow’s comments and proclaimed that his stance will have the NFLPA scrambling now.
But as ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser and Frank Isola and so many others put it, Daniel’s response was a little off-base simply because NFL owners have so much leverage over players already as is — and everyone seems to understand already that 18 games is inevitable.
On a narrower view, Burrow’s response was also addressing a hypothetical question in the first place, so it’s not like he was going out there and pounding the table for 18 games.
Still, the dialogue about this just goes to show how interesting the topic should be in the coming years as the NFL gets closer to changing the schedule again.
I guarantee you every NFL player seeing this is NOT happy with Burrow for saying this.
The @NFLPA is already having meetings about damage control…the owners just gained some leverage over the players.
This is what happens when a Top 5 QB speaks in favor of 18 game season https://t.co/eiTzvGjxdg
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) July 8, 2024
