For years now, the NFL team owners have been trying to expand the regular season and on Wednesday that goal was accomplished when the league approved a 17th game.
But it wasn’t unanimous among owners. According to Seth Wickersham of ESPN, Bears chairman George H. McCaskey voted against the expansion:
Filed to @espn: Yesterday's vote to expand the NFL regular season was years in the making — but it wasn't unanimous among team owners. George H. McCaskey of the Bears voted against it. https://t.co/xnbICPge6k
— Seth Wickersham (@SethWickersham) March 31, 2021
