Report: NFL owners hope for 18-game season in next 2-3 years [Video]

When the Commissioner conducts his annual Super Bowl-week press conference later today, he’ll undoubtedly be asked about the inevitable expansion of the season to 18 games. The biggest question is when.

Over the weekend, Mark Maske of the Washington Post reported that the owners hope to add another game within the next 2-3 years.

As recently explained, the date of the Super Bowl is set through the 2026 season. The earliest year for stretching the schedule on the back end would be 2027.

Two weeks ago, a ruling in the collusion case regarding guaranteed contracts for certain veteran quarterbacks created an opening for the NFL to redouble efforts to get an agreement from the NFL Players Association to add another game. We’re told the league has a “laser focus” to get an agreement by the end of the year.

The league has helped set the atmosphere for an agreement by not doing a victory lap regarding its victory in the collusion case — and …