Why does the NFL still give some teams an extra week of training camp?

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Originally Posted by Carr4MVP

Staunch defender (nice phrase used, by the way)?

Hardly. I just don't see the big deal about it. You admitted yourself that it is basically meaningless. If they want to change it, so be it. I just find it strange to want to change something that doesn't seem to matter. As by your own admission.

I am fine with the Lions on Thanksgiving because they brokered the contract with NBC to call the games. They earned it.

7th round draft picks don't matter either, but every team is still granted one every year. They don't randomly give some teams more picks in random years depending on who a committee of journalists believe should be in the HOF.

The idea should be that every team gets equal footing as much as possible, and from there, their individual roster moves, coaching, luck, etc. determine the best teams.

It's an obvious, simple solution. Why wouldn't the NFL do this?