The NFL Players Association has made it clear that they don't want 18 games, but former quarterback Phil Simms thinks the players do want it. It probably won't come down to a player vote but if there was, Simms thinks that most of the players would vote for more games.
“More money,” Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms said on the Chris Simms Unbuttoned podcast via Pro Football Talk. “More game checks. It’s pro-rated. Give me two more game checks. If you put it up to a vote by the NFL players, it’ll overwhelmingly go over and say yes. Some of the elite quarterbacks and a few players, no. Well yeah, you’re making 25 and 30 million. But the guys that are making a million or less . . . two more game checks? Are you kidding me? Think about what those checks look like and how much that is and how much of a difference it makes in their lives.”
There has been a big push the last couple of years for an 18-game schedule and it hasn't gained a ton of traction until now. Simms knows how much the owners want the extra two games, and doesn't see any way that it's not in the next collective bargaining agreement.
“It’s on its way out,” Phil said. “There’s no question. This 18-game schedule definitely will be part of the NFL when the new Collective Bargaining Agreement comes around.”
This is a story that is going to be highly debated the next few years, but it's clear what side Simms thinks the players are on.
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