Robert Kraft says NFL owners will 'push like the dickens' to make sweeping schedule changes

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The National Football League has been inching closer and closer to an 18-game season, and if it were up to Robert Kraft, it would happen as soon as possible.

The New England Patriots owner sounded as if he was predicting the change could come sooner rather than later, while also saying that more international games could be on the horizon.

"We’re going to push like the dickens now to make international more important with us. Every team will go to 18 [regular season games] and two [preseason games] and eliminate one of the preseason games. Every team every year will play one game overseas," Kraft told Boston radio's "The Sports Hub."

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Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, before the Buffalo Bills game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Oct. 5, 2025. (Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)

Kraft said the changes would be "so we can continue to grow the cap and keep our labor happy."

"Because we’re sort of getting near the top here with the coverage. Ninety-three of the top 100 programs on television are NFL games. Think about that. It’s really amazing," Kraft said. "And you look at the size of our crowds versus the other sports and it’s really, you know we had that Amazon game on Thursday a couple weeks ago – 31 million people streamed. So as long as we can keep growing revenue, we can keep long-term labor peace."

A wide view of play in the first half during an NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium. (Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images)

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