Wednesday, July 8, 2026

NFL Owners Meeting: Netflix Games, 18-Game Season, Nashville Super Bowl, and Bears Stadium Crisis

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is defending the league’s streaming strategy against congressional criticism, and Netflix has quietly gone from a one-day NFL partner to a presence that now spans five months of the season.

International games are increasing, Patriots owner Robert Kraft let slip that he and other owners want an 18th regular-season game, and the 2030 Super Bowl was just awarded to Nashville with $1.26 billion in taxpayer money attached.

The Bears stadium situation in Illinois has reached a breaking point. Front Office Sports reporter Eric Fisher was in Orlando at the owners meetings and has everything you need to know.

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