NFL: The first 100 days of a tumultuous 2020

The first 100 days of 2020 saw lots of news and movement in the NFL.

31: Owners vote to expand playoffs

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NFL team owners formally approved a plan to expand the postseason to 14 teams, beginning with the 2020 season. During a conference call to discuss league business after the annual meetings were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the owners also awarded one of those extra games to CBS and one to NBC. The new format changes prior league practice in two ways: There will be a total of three wild-card teams per conference, up from two. The No. 2 seed in each conference will host the new No. 7 seed in the wild-card round, meaning that only the No. 1 seeds will have first-round byes. … Three-time Pro Bowl guard Brandon Scherff of the Washington Redskins is signing his franchise tender, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Scherff will be paid $15.03 million this season, all guaranteed, after signing the tender. … Free-agent safety Eric Reid wants the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement invalidated over language added after ratification of the pact earlier this month. He is calling for an investigation and a revote.

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