NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is mulling a future with 18 regular-season games, a Presidents Day weekend Super Bowl and a significant increase in international games. Goodell, during an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Friday,

An 18-game regular season, a Super Bowl the day before Presidents’ Day, and more international games were among topics that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell touched upon during an appearance Friday on “The Pat McAfee Show.

In 2020, the league added a seventh playoff team to each conference's bracket. In 2021, it tacked a 17th game onto the regular season. The shield has slowly colonized Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day like never before—you name the holiday, and the NFL is probably there.

Goodell has done several interviews since arriving in Detroit for the 2024 NFL Draft and another topic he touched on was international expansion. During a Thursday interview with ESPN, Goodell said that the league could be playing as many as 16 international games per season at some point in the next decade.

Commissioner Roger Goodell broke down why he wants the NFL schedule to feature 18 regular season games, two preseason games and the Super Bowl on Presidents Day weekend.

Appearing on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he sees a future with more international games, an 18-game regular-season schedule and a Super Bowl that falls on Presidents' Day weekend.

Goodell said he is "not a fan of the preseason" and would prefer to replace one of the three weeks of preseason play with an 18th regular-season game.