The National Football League (NFL) just completed its first week of the season.
It was an eventful week that saw all 32 teams play. But the season almost didn’t happen.
Over the summer the players and the owners argued over many different issues including the safety of the players, the number of games each team plays, and the players’ salaries.
Many experts believed that the season would be “lost.” They thought that football, like hockey in 2004, would simply be cancelled.
The owners and players discussed their concerns throughout the summer and, on July 25, they finally announced they had come to an agreement about these important issues.