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The 5 O’Clock Club: The 18-game schedule may not need to be hard on players, if...

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I read a proposal for an expanded 18-game schedule recently in the Athletic, and let me tell you up front: I don’t like it.

The proposal is for a ‘compromise’ that would move the NFL to an 18-game season in a way that offers something to all stakeholders.