Here we grow again? NFL considering 17th game

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Wild World of Wednesday - May 21, 2008
Published 5/21/2008 by Apryl DeLancey (noreply@blogger.com) at Women Like Sports
... this week paves the way for a salary cap-less 2010 season and a possible lockout the next. In addition, there is talk of making the pre-season shorter and adding a 17th game to the regular season. ...

Wednesday Notes: New Lions Have to Earn Starting Spots
Published 5/21/2008 by Sean Yuille at Pride Of Detroit: Front Page Posts
... Roger Goodell talked yesterday about the possibility of adding a 17th regular season game to each team's schedule in the future.  If something like that were to happen, the preseason schedule would likely decrease to 3 games so teams still play 20 total games between the preseason and the regular season. ...

17th Regular Season Game for the NFL?
Published 5/21/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... The NFL preseason is about as exciting as watching ice thaw, and apparently, Roger Goodell isn’t satisfied with his league’s annual August snoozefest. He’s exploring some ways to liven up the preseason — one of which, reports John Clayton, is the addition of a 17th game to the regular season: ...

Brad Childress Might Not be a Robot, After All
Published 5/22/2008 by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry
... *Interesting league news: John Clayton reports that Roger Goodell is exploring the possibility of adding an additional regular season game to the schedule and trimming the preseason to just three games. I’m sure Vikings season ticket holders would be pleased if the preseason was shortened, as they’re currently required to pay full price for preseason tickets (they come packaged with regular season tickets). ...