Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes isn’t in favor of the NFL potentially expanding to a 18-game regular season, suggesting that additional bye weeks would be necessary if the league’s schedule gets longer.
“I always say the more games, it’s a little bit more taxing on the guys that play the game,” Mahomes said Friday on CNBC. “If there was a way that they were to get 18 games in the schedule … I think that you’d have to find a way to have more bye weeks, more time spread out. I mean, you’ve seen the amount of injuries that have kind of piled up there at the end of seasons and you want to have the best players playing in the biggest games.
“So, if there were a way to get to 18 games, I’m not a big fan of it. But if there were a way, I think you got to add some bye weeks in there to give more time for guys’ bodies.”