while The leadership of the American Football Association You may be enthusiastic about the possibility of expanding the normal season, and the players seem to not share this enthusiasm.
US Football Association Commissioner Roger Godel spoke, frankly, his interest in expanding the normal season to 18 games. Talk to Pre -super plate He pointed out that there is a need to do more before making a decision, but he expressed the desire to give fans what they want.
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US Football Association Commissioner Roger Godel is looking at a press conference in New Orleans on Monday. (AP Photo/Matt York)
“We know that the fans love football and want more football. But we have to be incredibly sensitive and smart with balance and how we deal with that,” said Godel.
Although the interests of the fans are among the higher priorities, the CEO of NFLPA Lloyd Huil argued on Tuesday that the player’s interest is definitely better – and it seems that the players do not care.
“Their side did not raise it,” Hawl said.
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“It is a player’s decision on what they will agree to or not. At the present time, when I spoke to the players during the last two seasons, no one wants to play the game of 18 men, very long.”
Howel continued to say that health and safety concerns, as well as the time of recovery, represent the largest obstacle in Expanding the normal season More than it was already.
“Regardless of what Roger says, you open that CBA (the collective negotiation agreement) and we will get to the field surfaces, and we will enter safety, and we will fight a lot of things,” he said.
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Revenue will also be another hot theme. Under the current CBA, the players’ share of the league revenues increased from 47 % to 48 % from 2021. This was increased to 48.5 % based on new league TV contracts after implementing the match schedule of 17 games.
Howel said this number is expected to change if the normal season is expanding.
“If I ask the workforce to work more, this is not so simple as I will return to the revenue division of already.” “There are many dimensions that hang from the length of the season.”
US Football Association Commissioner Roger Godel is speaking at a press conference in New Orleans on Monday. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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