The NFL has continually had conversations with the league executives on the possibility of expanding the regular season. One person who supports the notion of tacking on more regular-season games is Mark Murphy of the Green Bay Packers.

In an article by Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic, the Packers CEO and team president Mark Murphy supports the idea of a 17-game regular season. Recently, the NFL proposed an idea of having an 18-game regular season, but the idea has been heavily criticized in the media.

“We’re looking at the overall structure of the season,” said Murphy, who is a former NFL player. “And quite honestly, our preseason is not very good…I would be very concerned about the health and safety aspects of adding two regular season games. And so I think there’s a number of things we’re looking at. I think also…(is) the possibility of expanding the playoffs. I think that could be a positive for the league. And the other is the international aspect. There’s some things that we can do in the season structure that would allow us to play more games at neutral sites, either internationally or non-NFL cities that would help us grow the game.”

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Finding a way to eliminate preseason games has been a focus of the NFL's. Although, the issue boils down to money and the NFL doesn't want to lose any of their revenue from those preseason games. So, their plan of extending the regular season could end up being the solution to their preseason problem.

The health of the players needs to be considered though in all of this. Plus, some players need those preseason games to earn a job on the team. It's a sticky situation on whether or not the regular season should be extended.

Some executives are for it while others are not—with Murphy being for a 17-game season if it was a possibility.