Commissioner Roger Goodell: NFL doesn't need 4 preseason games - ESPN Interesting. It will lead to increased playing time for players, particularly those on playoff contending teams late in the season. I'm in favor of reducing the preseason from 4 to 2, but I'm undecided on adding the 2 regular season games.
If this is the case they need to make sure these guys get compensated right, and are taken care of medically after they retire. I think it is a crime Chris Johnson, Durell Revis, and hell even Pierre Thomas can't get compensated right, when people like Jamarcus Russell and Vernon Gholston get huge contracts as rookies.
I still say that the easy way for compensation is this. A 10% charge is applied to every player contract and given to the NFLPA-Healthcare Fund. This is the medical insurance for the NFl players. After 5 years of paying in, the player is full vested in the system and has medical coverage for life.
