It appears as though the NFL moving to an 18-game regular season schedule is not a foregone conclusion.
David White, the interim executive director of the NFL Players Association, told the Associated Press that he hasn't personally had any conversations with the league regarding increasing the regular season schedule.
"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 told the AP. "We haven't talked about it yet, and it certainly is not inevitable and should not be presented as such."
White also stated that he had a "productive meeting" with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last month, and agreed to have an "open and respectful" line