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Sports Take: NFL schedule changes are unnecessary

By Pranay Malempati | Sports Writer

Last week, the NFL’s owners proposed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which players just barely voted in favor of passing. This new CBA includes several significant changes to the league, including changes to the schedule, regarding both the regular season and postseason.

Starting in the upcoming 2020 season, the NFL will increase the number of playoff teams. Instead of six teams from each conference, or 12 total, seven teams will now make the playoffs from the NFC and AFC.

This is a change the NFL should not have made because it takes away from the importance of the regular season.