NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the union has made a counter proposal to the owners' plan for an 18-game regular season. "We continue to have dialogue," he said Tuesday. "I think that's a positive thing." The owners want to play 18 regular-season and two preseason games instead of the current breakdown of 16 and four. That's one issue to be hashed out during the collective bargaining negotiations between the league and NFL Players Association.