“The Owners Don’t Really Care About Players’ Health”: Former NFL Defensive End Stephen Weatherly Throws Flag On League’s Quest To Expand Schedule

The NFL is considering expanding the season from its current 17-game schedule to 18 games in the future, possibly as soon as 2025.& Commissioner Roger Goodell has expressed interest in increasing the regular season, and owners are in alignment with his desires.& However, expanding an already-grueling 17 game season is not something that most players are in favor of despite the league, owners and fans seeing the benefits.& NFL Defensive End Stephen Weatherly Isn’t A Fan Of Expanding NFL Season To 18 Games Former NFL defensive end Stephen Weatherly, who starred at Vanderbilt and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2016, joined The Shadow League “Locker Room” podcast to express his confusion with this possible expansion of games by the NFL, a league that has touted itself for changes in rules and regulations in regard to limiting concussions and other forms of player safety.& “I absolutely hate it,” said Weatherly, who also played for the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns before retiring in 2022 due to injury. “I was actually a player rep for each of the teams I played on in the league. So I represented that particular team when it came to decisions for the...