NFL Delays Playoff Expansion
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The NFL will not expand its 10-game playoff package for at least another year, although the addition of two bonus teams to the current roster of a dozen postseason contenders is all but inevitable.
Speaking Wednesday after the final session of the league’s annual owners meeting, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that while all parties concerned have had a “healthy discussion” about the matter, expansion of the playoff field is on hold for another season.
“This is something we’ve been evaluating over the last couple of years and several factors went into the decision to at least postpone the expanded playoffs,” Mr. Goodell said, noting that scheduling issues made adoption of a new postseason format tricky. “We’ve looked at Monday night, but college football has the National Championship on Monday night and we certainly don’t want to conflict with that.”
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