The number one reason why I'm against the NFL expanding the regular season beyond 16 games is the injury factor. You can't ask guys to go full blast like that and not see a bunch of your stars fall down.
It is already Week 3 of the regular season. Donovan McNabb will probably miss his second straight game. So will LaDainian Tomlinson. Marion Barber, Randy Moss, Matt Hasselbeck and Justin Tuck will miss this weekend's games. Guys all over the league are nicked up already.
Just imagine what those extra two games will do to that.
Now, injuries are a part of football. Like it or not, the league doesn't stop when the stars go out. Just ask Tom Brady last year. But don't act like the league isn't trying to keep their stars from getting hurt. Look at all the rules surrounding contact with the quarterbacks and receivers now. Look at the fines for things that used to go on all the time.
An 18-game NFL season will add 32 more games where knees will get buckled, shoulders to get seperated, hamstrings to be pulled, muscles to be torn and heads to be knocked.
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