Even though NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is publicly planting seeds for a potential 18-game regular-season schedule in the future, such a change doesn't appear to be imminent.
Per The Athletic's Mike Jones, league owners and the NFL Players Association haven't engaged in any discussions about expanding the schedule at this point.
Goodell expressed interest in adding an 18th game and reducing the preseason schedule among potential roster tweaks he would be interested in during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show last week.
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