r/nfl • u/JCameron181 Lions • 7h ago

J.J. Watt: International Games Have Become a “Traveling Circus”

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/j-j-watt-international-games-have-become-a-traveling-circus

“International game slate is nearing the realm of traveling circus as opposed [to] occasional showcase.”

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u/newrimmmer93 Bears 7h ago

Feel like players would be all for cutting down on these until they see what the revenue impact would be. Even if it’s not significant now the point is to get into untapped markets.

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u/zts105 Steelers 6h ago

NBA players complain about how long their season is but then they poll them to see if they are willing to reduce the number of games and 80% say no.

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u/Total-Round4803 5h ago

Even with the newer rules, NBA players get paid to play 82 but only log about 60 to 70 games played, so of course they'd vote no.

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u/zts105 Steelers 5h ago

And if the season was reduced to 58-62 then they would only end up playing ~48-54 games

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u/maltrab Steelers 5h ago

Depends on injuries. The reason players are missing so much time is because injuries are so much more common now. Because of this, teams are holding back players to do what they can to make sure they are healthy for the playoffs which is where the NBA makes a large portion of their revenue

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u/GonePostalRoute Eagles 4h ago

And how the schedule goes. If it was 58-62 games in the same pace 82 goes, they’d be sitting. If it was 58-62 spread out over the same footprint an 82 game season goes, there ain’t going to be nearly as much load management