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New England Patriots halfway David Andrews, who won 2 Super Bowls pinch nan team, pushed backmost connected NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's assertion that nan convention doesn’t request nan preseason.
Goodell appeared connected "The Pat McAfee Show" connected Thursday and talked astir adding an 18th crippled to nan regular play eventually, taking distant a preseason crippled successful nan process.
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David Andrews of nan New England Patriots during a crippled against nan Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Oct. 15, 2023, successful Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Getty Images)
But Andrews wrote connected Instagram that it was Goodell who didn’t need nan preseason and that galore players, aged and new, usage it to get amended and beryllium themselves.
"With each owed respect, you don’t request it origin you’re not suiting up and there’s a batch of veterans who don’t," Andrews wrote connected his Instagram Stories. "But there’s a batch of young players and undrafted guys who request it to create and beryllium they merit a chance to play. But hell, possibly I don’t cognize what I’m talking about."
Mac Jones and David Andrews of nan New England Patriots observe a touchdown against nan Buffalo Bills astatine Gillette Stadium connected Oct. 22, 2023, successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
Boston Sports Journal’s Mike Giardi captured the post earlier it expired connected Saturday.
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Goodell floated nan anticipation earlier nan commencement of nan 2024 draft. His thought would perchance push nan Super Bowl to Presidents’ Day weekend.
"I deliberation we're bully astatine 17 now," Goodell said. "But, listen, we're looking astatine really we continue. I'm not a instrumentality of nan preseason.… The reality is, I'd alternatively switch a preseason crippled pinch a regular-season crippled immoderate day. That's conscionable picking quality.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attends a Super Bowl news convention astatine nan Mandalay Bay Convention Center connected Feb. 12, 2024, successful Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
"If we get to 18 and 2, that's not an unreasonable thing. The different point it does, (Super Bowl Sunday) ends connected up Presidents' Day weekend, which is simply a three-day weekend, which makes it Sunday nighttime and past you person Monday off."
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No meaningful steps person been taken to activity to alteration nan 17-game schedule to 18 games. Any alteration to nan schedule would person to beryllium collectively bargained done the NFL Players Association.
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