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The NFL Players Association is actively preparing for various things. The NFLPA says it's not actively preparing for a European division. In response to

NFL News / Pro Football Talk / June 1

NFLPA ponders eventual NFL push for European division

The NFL has been printing dollars for years. In time, it may be printing Euros. The NFL Players Association, we're told, is preparing for the NFL to eventually make a push for a four-team European division.

NFL News / Pro Football Talk / May 29

NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell made $3.6 million in his first full year on the job

When the "tax-exempt" status of the league office became a lockout talking point and periodic punching bag for other NFL agitators, the league changed its structure.

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NFL News / Pro Football Talk / March 29

Owners will talk about 18-game season at league meetings

It's inevitable that the NFL will expand to 18 games. At the latest, it's coming after the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires. At the earliest, it'll happen whenever the league and the NFL Players Association agree to do it.

NFL News / The Spun / March 16

More Than 30 NFL Players' Association Employees Have Left

The NFL Players' Association reportedly slashed its staff considerably to start the offseason. According to Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, approximately 34 NFL Players' Association employees accepted buyout offers in February.

NFL News / Pro Football Talk / March 16

Roughly 34 NFLPA employees took buyout offer

Earlier this year, the NFL Players Association offered buyouts to approximately half of its 150 employees. Approximately half of the eligible employees opted to make a voluntary exit.

NFL News / The Forkball / February 6

NFLPA Stands Firm: ‘No One Wants to Play an 18th Game’

NFL Players Association (NFLPA) executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. pushed back against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s recent comments about the possibility of expanding the regular season to 18 games.

NFL News / Yardbarker / February 5

NFLPA hints what it will want to agree to 18-game NFL regular season

While many assume it's only a matter of time before NFL owners get the 18-game regular-season format they've desired for years, it's worth noting that the NFL Players Association must consent to such a proposal per the terms of the collective bargaining agreement that expires after the 2030 campaign.

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NFL News / NFLTradeRumors.co / February 5

NFLPA Exec Lloyd Howell: No Players Want 18-Game Season

Commissioner Roger Goodell has discussed expanding the regular season to 18 games. On Wednesday, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell told reporters that

Baltimore Ravens News / Pro Football Talk / September 12

NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell: Just can't have what happened to Kyle Van Noy

NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell was at the Ravens facility on Thursday and shared his reaction to the medical attention given to Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy during last Thursday's game in Kansas City.

NFL News / Pro Football Talk / July 26

NFLPA wants to restrict media access to locker room

New NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell hasn't picked many fights with the NFL. He's sort of picking one with the media. As explained by Mark Maske of the Washington Post , Howell wants to restrict media access to the locker room.

NFL News / Buffalo Rumblings / July 26

NFLPA and the league in “high level” discussions about an 18-game season

NFLPA exec says it could happen sooner rather than later. The NFL Players Association and the National Football League have entered high-level discussions regarding the potential shift to an 18-game regular season.

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Kansas City Chiefs News / A to Z Sports / July 23

Chiefs players welcome the challenge as NFL, NFLPA discuss potential 18-game schedule

NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell revealed to the Washington Post that the NFLPA had engaged in high-level, but superficial conversations with the NFL about moving from a 17-game schedule to an 18-game schedule in future seasons.

NFL News / Sports Media Watch / July 23

News: 18-game NFL, Netflix games, Carnevale, Russo

The NFL and NFLPA have begun discussion on expanding the regular season to 18 games. Plus: Netlix is in talks with CBS and Fox about producing Christmas Day NFL games; PGA Tour announcer Mark Carnevale passes away unexpectedly at 64; Chris “Mad Dog” Russo signs a three-year extension with SiriusXM.

NFL News / Niners Nation / July 23

NFL and NFLPA are having ‘high-level discussions’ about adding an 18th game

The NFL won’t have to make a decision anytime soon as the CBA runs through 2030. As we prepare for the NFL season to begin, talks of an 18-game schedule have continued between the NFL and NFLPA and are turning into “high-level discussions,” according toa report by Mark Maske of The Washington Post.

NFL News / Yardbarker / July 23

How NFL players could still win with an 18-game schedule

The NFL's inevitable march to an 18-game schedule became much more real on Tuesday. And it might not be entirely bad for players.

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NFL News / Field Level Media / July 23

Play 18? NFL, NFLPA talking expanded regular season

An 18-game regular season could be closer to reality than initially thought with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell in the early stages of setting the groundwork for expanding the current season schedule.

NFL News / NFLTradeRumors.co / July 23

NFL & NFLPA Have Discussed 18-Game Season

NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell tells Mark Maske of the Washington Post that the NFL and NFLPA have begun high-level talks about expanding the season to 18 games.

NFL News / Acme Packing Co / July 23

Report: NFL, NFLPA in ‘high-level discussions’ over 18-game regular season

Aside from the financials, it seems like the biggest hurdles are how the schedule will play out. Mark Maske of the Washington Post was part of a group of reporters who sat down with NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell on Monday.

NFL News / Pats Pulpit / July 23

NFL, NFLPA start exploratory talks about implementing 18-game schedule

The NFL and the NFL Players Union have started talks about a potential 18-game regular season. Lloyd Howell, executive director of the NFLPA, confirmed as much in a meeting with reporters in Washington D.C.

NFL News / 5 GOATs / July 23

NFL, NFLPA in ‘high-level’ discussions to implement 18-game regular season

The NFL and the NFLPA are engaged in high-level discussions about the potential of an 18-game regular season, Mark Maske of The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

NFL News / Pro Football Rumors / July 11