Colts president revises comments regarding NFL’s potential 18-game schedule

Polian takes new tone on 18-game schedule

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts President Bill Polian says he was “very imprecise” when he described an 18-game schedule as a done deal.

Two days after saying a longer schedule is a “fait accompli” on his local radio show, Polian returned to the airways Wednesday and told ESPN’s “Mike and Mike In The Morning” program what he meant was that the Colts are preparing as if the 18-game season is going to happen.

On Tuesday, NFL Players Association representatives and league officials met in Washington to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement. The expanded season was one of the topics.

Polian explained that the competition committee, which he serves on, is still discussing how to make it work. A proposal would still have to be discussed with the union and approved by league owners.