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Arizona Cardinals among teams proposing a limit on early east coast games for west coast teams

The Cardinals join a group of teams that have proposed a limit on the number of early games for west coast teams.

NFL: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

The Arizona Cardinals have been victims of circumstance for years.

When they moved out west, they were not a good team, they were in the NFC East so at least three times a year they were flying out east and 99% of the time it was going to be an early kickoff.

No one wanted to watch the Cardinals on the national game.

While things have certainly gotten better over the years and the Cardinals reside in the NFC West now, they still seem to draw an unusual amount of early (for Arizona) east coast games.

Well, enough is enough, the Cardinals, along with the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Chargers have proposed a rule that would not allow that anymore than three times a year.

I would imagine if this passes it would present a logistical nightmare for the NFL scheduling department, which means it likely will have a tough time passing.

However, it makes sense that if they worked hard enough, they could find a way to keep west coast teams from having to play 5-6 games a season on an east coast schedule.

What do you think? Does it have a chance to pass?