The majority of NFL players are against playing an 18-game regular-season schedule, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell told reporters Wednesday in New Orleans.

The league announced Wednesday that it will play a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that holds about 100,000 spectators. The Los Angeles Rams will be the home team for that game, part of a multi-year commitment to play in Melbourne.

NEW ORLEANS — Leaders of the NFL Players Association made it clear Wednesday that adding an 18th game to the NFL’s regular season is still a non-starter for the majority of the roughly 2,000 players on NFL rosters.

NEW ORLEANS -- An 18-game NFL regular season isn’t a slam dunk. NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell pushed back on it Wednesday even though NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has openly talked about it as if it’s inevitable.

The NFL Players Association does not want the league to move to an 18-game season. On Wednesday, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. rejected NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's claims that safety data doesn't discourage expanding the regular season.

NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell pushed back on it Wednesday even though NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has openly talked about it as if it's inevitable. The two sides haven't had formal discussions about expanding the season,

In his opening comments at a press conference, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell referenced comments Goodell has made about improvements in player safety making a move to expa

The Rams will be the home team when they face off against an unannounced team in Melbourne, Australia in 2026 for the NFL's first ever regular season game in the country.