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With talks astir nan NFL expanding to a 18-game regular play growing, "NFL RedZone" big Scott Hanson said he heard an absorbing conception astir bye weeks.
Hanson, 54, said he heard a conception astir a imaginable league-wide bye week if nan NFL were to grow to 18 games.
"If you had an 18th game, do you adhd a 2nd bye week? I've moreover heard a conception wherever possibly they adhd an other crippled but adhd an other bye week that is simply a complete league-wide bye week," Hanson told Fox News Digital successful a caller question and reply arsenic he's collaborated pinch Lowe’s.
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NFL Network's Scott Hanson speaks connected shape during nan 3rd time of nan 2025 NFL Draft successful Green Bay, Wis., connected April 26, 2025. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
"Maybe location is an NFL play successful nan mediate of October, early November, location successful nan mediate of nan season, wherever cipher plays a game, fto nan players recoup, get their bodies right, everyone tin get distant from football, conscionable a small bit, and past travel and play nan backmost half of nan season."
Hanson did preface that for an 18th crippled to beryllium considered a possibility, a batch of large entities request to get connected nan aforesaid page.
"Well, look at, nan biggest point astir that is nan convention and nan Players Union and each nan partners wrong nan NFL ecosphere each request to get connected nan aforesaid page. And this is large business and a large change. Should it occur? So, they person a batch of talks to do done that," Hanson said.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks pinch NFL Network's Scott Hanson earlier Super Bowl LVI betwixt nan Cincinnati Bengals and nan Los Angeles Rams astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, Calif., connected Feb. 13, 2022. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Hanson besides noted really overmuch later nan Super Bowl would return spot if nan NFL implemented an 18-game regular season.
"But if you adhd that game, you widen nan season, possibly by 2 weeks, if there's nan other bye, meaning nan Super Bowl is pushed backmost to possibly moreover beyond Valentine's Day, a batch of moving parts there," Hanson said.
Super Bowl LVI was nan furthest into a almanac twelvemonth that a Super Bowl has been played, erstwhile nan Los Angeles Rams hit nan Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 connected February 13, 2022. Super Bowl LXI, adjacent year’s large game, will push nan day moreover further, arsenic it is scheduled to beryllium played connected February, 14, 2027, besides known arsenic Valentine's Day.
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Host Scott Hanson speaks connected shape during information 4 of nan 2022 NFL Draft successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 30, 2022. (David Becker/Getty Images)
Hanson said that he will personally beryllium happy if they adhd much games, because he loves football.
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"More games intends much action. It intends much touchdowns for maine connected NFL Red Zone," Hanson said. "I'm gonna smile, you know, if it yet becomes a reality."
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