Roger Goodell wants more football and a day off for everybody after the Super Bowl.
The NFL commissioner joined “The Pat McAfee Show” on Friday and shared his ideal league calendar, which would include a 18 regular-season games, two preseason games and the Super Bowl on Presidents Day weekend.
The league last modified its schedule in 2021, moving from 16 regular season and four preseason games to 17 regular season games and three preseason games. As part of the change, the Super Bowl was pushed back from the first weekend of February to the second.
“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 …
“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 two, that’s not an unreasonable thing.”
"I think we're good at 17 (games) now, but… I'm not a fan of the preseason… I'd rather replace a preseason game with a regular-season any day… If we got to 18 (regular season) and 2 (preseason), that's not an unreasonable thing." – Roger Goodell pic.twitter.com/4QxyVGppMq
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