New president of the NFL Players Association, Eric Winston, vowed not to let the league expand to an 18-game season.
“I can tell you [going from] 16 to 18’s dead in the water,” Winston told USA Today Sports on Wednesday. “I won’t let it happen. I don’t think any of these other guys are going to let it happen. It’s a safety issue.”
For an expanded playoff field, Winston’s answer wasn’t specific:
“How is that structured? How is that worked out? What are we talking about here? How’s that other team getting in?” Winston told USA Today Sports. “I think it goes to a broad structure and it speaks differently than we’re talking about having 32 teams play two more games apiece.
“That’s something that will be looked at and looked at hard by the players because there are some guys that might want it. But if it’s some broad stroke, then we’re probably not going to go for it.”
[ESPN]
