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Just Play Two
 Ernie Banks coined the phrase, "Just Play Two." Mr. Banks was making referencing playing double-headers in baseball.
Recently, the NFL has discussed the possibility of playing two more regular-season games. Now, the League has four pre-season games and 16-regular season games. Fans have complained about paying full price for two game in which the stars only play a few plays, if at all...
Now, the League is discussing reducing the pre-season to only two games and moving the other two games to the regular-season. This is something that most fans welcome, especially since they're already paying full price for those games anyway.
The opposition, the players, take the position that if they are making $2 million for playing 16-games, they need to get pro-rated for two additional games. It hasn't been clear whether or not the League is planning to compensate the players for those two additional games.
In addition to the money, the players are currently being educated about concussions and the talk of expanding the season contradicts the Leagues efforts to focus on player's health. This will certainly be a sticking point in the ongoing labor talks.
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