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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:17 PM Wednesday

NFL players' union interim boss David White says players have 'no appetite' for an 18-game season [View all]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Don’t add to the NFL's regular season as well as provide well-maintained natural grass surfaces for players.

That was a main message from the NFL Players Association to the league.

“Our members have no appetite for an 18th game in the regular season,” NFLPA interim executive director David White said Tuesday at the union’s annual news conference ahead of the Super Bowl. “You heard that last year when the executive committee was up here, and they were talking about what happens to their bodies when they’re with their families, when they’re with their kids. They were very open and candid about that. It’s punishing, and we can see that on the teams that have deep postseason runs.”

White pointed out that several teams had significant injuries in mid-December: Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons tore ACLs in Week 15.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-players-union-interim-boss-david-white-says-players-have-no-appetite-for-an-18-game-season/ar-AA1VB4xy?ocid=nl_article_link

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