An 18-game NFL season that once seemed inevitable is no longer a certainty.

David White, the interim executive director of the NFL Players Association, told The Associated Press he hasn't had any conversations with the league about expanding the length of the regular season, which increased to 17 games in 2021.

White said he had a productive meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in New York a couple weeks ago, calling it "a very good start to our relationship" and added they have agreed to an "open and respectful" line of communication.

"The league has the right to bring any issue they want to the table and, presumably, to propose what they're willing to give to receive what they want in negotiation but we'll see when that happens," White said in an exclusive 45-minute interview w

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