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Originally Posted by rubecube
C'mon, you're not really going to use the CFL as a point of reference are you? The guys in NFL are much bigger than most of their CFL counterparts, which means the hits are harder and therefore take more of a toll on the body. Not to mention that running the ball is much more prevalent in the NFL, which is harder on players than passing.
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Doesn't matter. Football's football. The fact is that players are getting injured in record numbers in a 16 game schedule. I'm sure that roster numbers would have to expand which makes it easier to keep backup players in key positions. The extra two games would be key in that injured players may not be rushed back into action as fast as that seems to be all too common in the short 16 game season where every game counts.
You can argue that teams like the Steelers, Patriots, Colts, Eagles, Packers have been playing 17/18 game seasons for the last decade and those teams come back the next year and continue to make the playoffs.