17 game Season?

**Mike** · 05-10-2007, 06:49 PM

The NFL is looking at making the NFL a 17 game season, one of the games overseas. Too much? Could help them expand overseas.

Americans always seem to want more pro football. Yet it's the folks abroad who might be getting an extra taste of the NFL in the future.

Although talks are extremely preliminary, the NFL is investigating adding a 17th regular-season game and playing it outside the United States. The extra game would take the place of one in the preseason, allowing every team to play once abroad without sacrificing a home match.

This year, the Dolphins gave up a home date in Miami to play the New York Giants at Wembley Stadium in London. Two years ago, the Arizona Cardinals played a home game in Mexico City against the San Francisco 49ers.

"It is preliminary, but we certainly are putting resources into pulling that together," said Mark Waller, NFL senior vice president, international. "For now, we have the one game per season or two per season outside of the U.S. But we know it can be tough on home fans since we're taking a game away.

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**chiliwilly** · 05-10-2007, 07:23 PM

Wow...16 games is alot already IMO. Lot of wear and tear during those 16 games alone.

prospal · 05-10-2007, 11:20 PM

If it takes the place of one of the preseason games that would be awesome. Everyone always complains the preseason is to long and players are getting injured for a game that means nothing. This could be nothing but good for the NFL. The only bad thing I can see is that the European league failed miserably in the 90's. On the other hand now people would be seeing the best players instead of the cast off triple-a players we send over there now.
Fantasy football season a week eairlier bring it on.