There are some new NFL rules that Roger Goodell wants to implement next year. One of them is to add a 17th or 18th game to the season. He also wants to put in some rules that will be hard to oversee. Such as the “Hines Ward” rule to protect players from blindside hits to the head.

The other is the “Tom Brady” rule to protect the quarterback’s knees. The problem is now defensive players are going to have to change tackling habits that they’ve formed for over two decades of their lives. I understand he wants to protect quarterbacks, but the hit on Brady was just a hustle play, not intentional.

As for the 17th or 18th extra game, the players aren’t conditioned to play for that long, and their would be way more injuries to star players, thus making the playoffs less interesting.