NFLPA: Players ‘have no appetite’ for 18th game

Brooke PryorFeb 3, 2026, 04:56 PM ET

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SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a renewed push from NFL ownership to move toward 18 regular-season games, NFL Players Association leadership made it clear Tuesday that the players aren’t in support of an expanded regular-season schedule.

“Our members have no appetite for a regular-season 18th game,” NFLPA interim executive director David White said at the union’s annual

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