Sources: Chicago Bears voted against 17-game season

BySeth Wickersham ESPN logo
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

An expanded regular season has been a goal of NFL team owners for years, but Tuesday's vote, which approved a 17th game, wasn't unanimous among owners.



Bears chairman George H. McCaskey voted against the measure, according to four sources who were on the videoconference.




Through a team spokesman, McCaskey declined comment to ESPN.



Tuesday's vote was long-awaited and was hailed as a "monumental moment in NFL history" by commissioner Roger Goodell. But it has also been a source of tension with many players, including Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints, who earlier this week tweeted that it was "S--- dumb ... as hell."




The NFL Players Association voted in favor of a new collective bargaining agreement in March 2020.



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