NFL Forbids Chiefs From Creating Their Own Schedule Again Next Season

[MHSL82]

NFL Forbids Chiefs From Creating Their Own Schedule Again Next Season

NEW YORK—Assuring reporters that the team will soon be “back on a level playing field,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday that the currently undefeated Kansas City Chiefs will not be permitted to create their own schedule again next season. “Though we allowed them to make these decisions this time around, the Kansas City Chiefs will not be able to handpick which NFC and AFC divisions they’re matched up against next year,” said Goodell, adding that in order to maintain parity across both conferences, the Chiefs will not be authorized to once again dictate which games they play at home or the timing of their bye week.

“We felt it wasn’t in the best interests of the league to invite Kansas City’s upper management back to the NFL front office next April to choose their opponents, the order in which they play those opponents, each week’s kickoff time, and the location of every game. Letting the Chiefs select the absolute easiest schedule possible ultimately reflects poorly on the NFL as a whole, and was clearly an abuse of the privilege.”

Goodell also noted that the league may allow the Jacksonville Jaguars to choose their schedule next season, but admitted to reporters “it probably won’t make a difference anyway.”

 

[MHSL82]

I'm probably ruining it for some, but this is from the Onion - a satirical publication.

When I say ruin, I don't mean that anyone here would think this was true. I mean that someone would maybe think that someone wrote this not knowing the real rules.

 

[supreme_clientele81]

I'm probably ruining it for some, but this is from the Onion - a satirical publication.

When I say ruin, I don't mean that anyone here would think this was true. I mean that someone would maybe think that someone wrote this not knowing the real rules.

So you are saying this isn't real

 

[yossarian]

As my screen name might suggest (and the picture) I love satire, and I read that article. Very funny.

 

[Flyingiguana]

the jags might have to play out of conference games against college teams to even have a chance

 

[Rathman44]

really wish you didn't give it away. there's always some sucker who doesn't see that it's the onion and freaks out. haha

 

[DoobieKeebler]

really wish you didn't give it away. there's always some sucker who doesn't see that it's the onion and freaks out. haha

I wasn't going to click on the link, so I wouldn't have seen it was from The Onion. Lucky I know the league would never let a team pick their opponents.

But man, my old work used to have have free copies of The Onion, and it was CRAZY how many people would start conversations with me over some of the ridiculous headlines ("Did you know 30 children died in this Wisconsin lake?!").

 

[Kinzu]

It seemed to real until the last line about the Jaguars. “it probably won’t make a difference anyway.” So true, but I could never see Goodell saying it.