The NFL has officially closed the book on the 16-game schedule era, a move that has garnered both excitement and displeasure. While the vote to move to a 17-game regular season was overwhelmingly positive, it wasn’t unanimous. And it sounds like the Chicago Bears were at least one club against the decision.
According to ESPN’s Seth Wickersham, Bears chairman George McCaskey was against a 17-game regular season.
While we don’t have an explanation from McCaskey, he has expressed concerns in the past about potentially expanding the regular season. Mostly, he wanted to know how an additional game might affect player…
