The NFL has reportedly dropped its effort to add two regular-season games to the current 16-game schedule and will now push for a 17-game campaign in the new collective bargaining agreement.
Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic reported Thursday that a source said of the change, "Not enough owners' support [for] 18 and players would not go for it either."
A 17-game schedule would still include a reduction in the length of the preseason by one or two weeks.
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