The Shootings At Candlestick Park Happened Because The NFL Doesn't Have An 18-Game Schedule, You See

Via Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee: "'I think when you have a preseason game, when you don't have your regular-season ticket holders coming to the game, I think that plays a big factor into it,' 49ers president Jed York said. He said that's another reason why the NFL wants to eliminate some preseason games in favor of 18 regular-season games." [ Sacramento Bee]