""Part of the reason is so we can continue to grow the cap and keep our labor happy, because we're sort of getting near the top here," Kraft said. "You know, with the coverage, 93 of the top 100 programs on television [are] our NFL games. Think about that. It's really amazing. And you look at the size of our crowds versus the other sports. We had that Amazon game on Thursday a couple of weeks ago - 31 million people streamed in.""
""I want to tell you guys that we're going to push like the dickens now to make international [games] more important with us," he told the show. "Every team will go to 18 [regular-season games] and two [preseason games] and eliminate one of the preseason games, and every team - every year - will play one game overseas.""
Owners are moving to expand the regular season from 17 to 18 games while reducing preseason to two games and eliminating one preseason contest. Each team would play one game overseas every year to boost the league's international footprint. The proposal aims to grow revenue, expand the salary cap, and preserve long-term labor peace with the players' union. NFL games dominate television ratings, comprising 93 of the top 100 programs, and streaming has produced massive audiences, including a recent Amazon Thursday game that drew 31 million viewers. League ownership and the players' association have discussed adding an 18th game at a high level.
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