NEW ORLEANS — If historical past is a information, the NFL is on observe to develop its common season to 18 video games however commissioner Roger Goodell indicated Monday that nothing is imminent and the league shall be very deliberate in making that call.
In his annual state-of-the-NFL information convention, Goodell mentioned he has had casual conversations on the subject with Lloyd Howell Jr., govt director of the NFL Gamers Assn., however there’s “lots of work to be executed.”
Earlier than the 2021 season, the league added a seventeenth sport and trimmed the preseason from 4 video games to a few. Goodell raised the opportunity of finally including an 18th regular-season sport and happening to 2 preseason video games.
“We all know followers love soccer and so they need extra soccer,” he mentioned. “However we’ve got to be extremely delicate and sensible with the steadiness and the way we cope with that.”
Goodell additionally saved alive the notion of getting a franchise past the U.S. borders.
“I do suppose there’s a possible that sometime we’ll have a world franchise,” he mentioned. “We do wish to have, being right here in New Orleans, this can be a great point for the New Orleans Saints … have the world’s consideration. I feel the identical can be true of a world franchise.”