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PFT Live with Mike Florio

Will the NFL go to 18-game schedule? (3/31 Hour 1)

PFT Live with Mike Florio

Mike Florio

Sports

4.31.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Hour 1: Mike Florio (@ProFootballTalk) and Chris Simms (@CSimmsQB) discuss latest news in NFL including several team owners being open to a new 18-game schedule.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up today on PFT Live, we've got the latest news.

0:02.5

The league meetings wrap in Arizona, including several rule changes.

0:06.5

Also, are the Ravens concerned about fallout from the failed Max Crosby trade?

0:10.2

And will the Cowboys handle contract negotiations with George Pickens better than they did with Michael Parsons?

0:17.1

PFT Live starts after this.

0:31.9

Tuesday edition of PFT Live from Arizona.

0:33.7

Final day of the league meetings.

0:37.2

I remember a time when these things trickled into Wednesday.

0:38.5

I thought so. You know, I agree with you. There was a time when these things trickled into Wednesday. I thought so. You know,

0:43.7

I agree with you. There was a time. I wasn't a part of it at that time, but I do remember my dad used to come to this event, of course, when he was on the top broadcasting team for CBS and always

0:48.1

thought it was more than just kind of a two-day event, but you got more history here than me.

0:53.1

One year, it was quick, Monday, Tuesday,

0:59.0

and everybody left. And I think they realized then we don't need to be here for the third day.

1:04.0

Right, right. We've come, we've had our party, we've talked enough business so we can write it off.

1:08.6

Let's just get back to our lives. And it became a Sunday to Tuesday thing.

1:13.2

It used to be like people would trickle in Sunday. I don't think they did a lot of business on

1:17.2

Sunday afternoon. Now they make more out of Sunday and by Tuesday they're done. And I remember

1:23.6

we've been in spots in the past where you see all the limos lined up. Yeah, I remember being here last time.

1:28.8

Yeah, it was like that. All the private jets are lined up, ready to take off one after another, and then they get the hell out of here. Well, it's a stressful time, too. I mean, for the coaches, especially in the GMs. I mean, it is a big work time, as you know. They just got done with free agency, so it's a little bit like, whoa, and the draft being a little earlier this year. Pro days are happening. So I do think that, you know, the coaches in the GM, there is a little angst and anxiousness of like, hey, this is great being here. It's an honor and all that. But, man, we got work to do. And, you know sense, certainly, yesterday talking to coaches and last night at the party. Yeah, it's, of course, at the forefront of their mind there. They come here for a few days. They relax a little bit. They're less guarded than they usually are, at least some of them. And then they get back to work, and the draft is three weeks. It days away. Yeah, it's coming.

2:17.7

And then the off-season programs are coming,

2:19.9

and you start installing your offense and your defense

2:22.2

for the teams with new head coaches.

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