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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones updates timeline for NFL’s 18-game schedule, floats preseason reduction
Jerry Jones says the NFL could add an 18th regular-season game as soon as 2027, signalling that the idea may be moving closer to negotiations. The change would affect all 32 teams and require agreement with players, as well as decisions about rosters, pay, the preseason and the Super Bowl timetable.
Jones proposed reducing the preseason and using the first regular-season games to prepare teams. The league moved from 16 games to 17 in 2021; this season has a record nine games abroad, and 10 international games are approved for 2027. NFL Players Association executive director JC Tretter has stressed that player health and safety must be protected, noting the physical toll of an extra game and international travel.
In short
- Jerry Jones says an 18-game season could arrive as early as 2027.
- He suggested cutting preseason games to make room.
- The players’ union says health and safety remain central to negotiations.