Cam Newton views adding 18th regular-season game as 'good business,' questions how preseason games will work

Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl left tackle Dion Dawkins weighed in on the NFL's potential 18th regular-season game debate, viewing it from a player's point of view with a key "counter."

As the NFL continues to expand its reach and capitalizes on the ever-growing popularity of the sport both domestically and globally, talk of adding an 18th regular-season game has become more apparent. 

The NFL Players’ Association has said players "have no appetite for a regular-season 18th game," while owners like New England Patriots’ Robert Kraft believes "every team will go 18" at some point sooner than later. 

Former MVP quarterback Cam Newton is taking a step back and viewing an 18th regular-season game from both sides. That assessment has him believing preseason games, which every team plays three before Week 1 of the regular season, will become even more diluted.  

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Cam Newton of team J Balvin looks on against team Druski during the Super Bowl LX Celebrity Flag football game on YouTube at Moscone Center South on Feb. 7, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

"Man, it’s a lot on the body," he told Fox News Digital about another regular-season game added to the schedule, while discussing his Iconic Saga Productions partnership with Offscript Worldwide. "If you really look at it, what’s happening is they’re devaluing preseason games as we know it to be, and they’re trying to put it on the back end. 

"Because, one thing we all know — and I say this with all due respect — America’s new game has been, for some time, American football. It’s just good business. The Super Bowl garners a global audience that no sporting event can attest to, especially domestically