NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's campaign to add an 18th game to the regular-season schedule is reportedly set to gain momentum during next week's annual owners meetings.

The NFL has never held more than five international games in a single season, but that will be changing in 2025. The league will be making history by holding a total of seven international games during the upcoming season.

Goodell has not been shy about pushing for an 18-game schedule, despite the league just moving from 16 to 17 games in 2021. He has committed to doing so at the expense of another preseason game, keeping the totality of the regular season and preseason at 20 weeks.