NFL players narrowly vote to approve new collective bargaining agreement

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/15/us/nfl-collective-bargaining-agreement/index.html

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National Football League players narrowly approved the ratification of a new, 10-year collective bargaining agreement, the NFL Players Association announced Sunday, setting the stage for an increased regular season and playoff field.

A total of 1,019 of the players (51.5%) voted for the agreement, and 959 voted (48.5%) against it.

"This result comes after a long and democratic process in accordance with our constitution," the NFLPA said in a statement.

 

As a result, the league has the discretion to increase regular season games from 16 to 17 as early as 2021 and expand the playoff field from 12 teams to 14 as early as the 2020 season. When the season expands to 17 games, the preseason will be shortened from four weeks to three.

Could do without the increase in the playoff field,  it works just fine the way it is.   And the extra regular season game is a wash, since the preseason will be reduced accordingly.