Can NFL Players Survive an 18-Game Season?

October 24, 2010   ·   Colin Lobdell   ·   Jump to comments

When the Saints opened the season against the Vikings, perhaps it was the official sign when each team stepped onto the field holding one finger in unison that an ugly negotiating period and potential lockout was looming as we near the end of the current collective-bargaining agreement in March.
Amongst the grumbles and muttered boos from the crowd, was an underlying consensus: Professional athletes always wanting more.  That’s not to blame the fans, they loathe lockouts because, well, fans want football.
However, among the other things they loathe are preseason games.
Recognizing empty seats, poor ratings and their bottom line interests, it isn’t as if the owners aren’t pushing their own agenda as well.
One thing on their agenda: Stealing two preseason games and adding them to the regular season schedule, the first regular season expansion since 1978 when the NFL went from 14 to 16 games.
The players will capitalize too, owners say, from...

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