Goodell: Owners, union keep talking 18 games

[November 10, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the union has made its counter proposal to the owners' plan for an 18-game regular season.

"We continue to have dialogue," he said Tuesday before a special performance of the play "Lombardi" to benefit the NFL Player Care Foundation. "I think that's a positive thing."

The owners want to play 18 regular-season and two preseason games instead of the current breakdown of 16 and four. The current collective bargaining agreement expires in March, raising fears of a potential lockout.

The next meeting between the NFL Players Association and owners is scheduled for December in Dallas.

[Associated Press]

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