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The NFL is mulling a huge change to its regular season schedule

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For the first time in almost 40 years, the NFL is thinking about making a big change to its regular season schedule.

During a recent meeting with reporters, Packers president Mark Murphy revealed that the league has been tossing around the idea of moving to a 17-game schedule.

For the NFL, adding one game to the schedule would serve two purposes: It would potentially lead to more international games and cut down on the preseason games that fans and players both hate.