According to a report on NFL.com, the NFL and the NFLPA are open to expanding the playoffs by two teams and eliminate one pre-season game. If it is agreed upon, the NFL will have a different feel and look.
The current CBA runs through 2021 and both sides are hoping to avoid a work stoppage. The last negotiations for the current agreement spilled into the off-season. The NFL locked out the players in 2011 and while the NFL Draft was held, players didn’t report to any off-season work. Instead, with only days before training camps were to begin, the two sides agreed to a new deal avoiding the loss of games.