Roger Goodell proposed to NFL owners this week a plan to add either one or two more games to the regular season. While the reasons for this are fairly simple (make more money), this writer believes the regular season should be left alone.
Here are the reasons why:
1. More games will be harder on the athlete’s bodies
It is rare for a player to play an entire season as the regular season stands. The season is very hard on players. More games adds more stress on their bodies.
2. Players deserve more money. Owners don’t like to give more money
Since the players are playing more games, they deserve more money. Which is fine, but will the owners shell out a fair share? This will further complicate the collective bargaining agreement negotiations. If an agreement on a new CBA is not reached by early next year, we could be headed toward a work-stoppage in 2011. Nobody wants that to happen.
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