Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones believes an 18-game NFL regular season is coming. And he thinks the players will accept that.
Jones says adding another game to the regular season seems like a foregone conclusion at this point. Contrary to the many claims that players would oppose a longer season, Jones believes that when players see how much additional money would come from an additional game and how much of that money would go to the players, they would agree. .
“I’m on the competition committee. We talked about it knowing it’s probably inevitable,” Jones said on Scoop City Podcast. “I know that at the end of the day, players take advantage of the compensation they receive and receive, for the most part, half of every dollar of revenue that comes through the door. So certainly getting paid well. We all know that when we get to 18 games, our revenue is going to increase and it certainly should only help in terms of money available to pay players and get players compensation.”
Almost immediately after the NFL began playing 17-game seasons starting in 2021, talks began about moving to 18 games. This conversation is not going away. The 17-game schedule is just one step on the path to what the NFL really wants, which is an 18-game season.
