Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes would not be thrilled if the NFL were to add an 18th regular-season game to the schedule.Mahomes, 29, said that he wants to see the best players play in the biggest games, and the addition of another game could add more injuries."Youve seen the amount of injuries that have kind of piled up there at the end of seasons, and you want to have the best players playing in the biggest games," Mahomes told CNBC.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"If there were a way to get to 18 games, Im not Im not a big fan of it. But if there were a way, I think you got to add some bye weeks in there to give more time for guys bodies.""I think that youd have to find a way to have more bye weeks, more time spread out," Mahomes said.New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton disagreed with Mahomes, as he said an additional bye week would not be beneficial.FALCONS QUARTERBACK KIRK COUSINS REVEALS VERY RELATABLE HAIRCUT EXPERIENCE WITH ONE EXCEPTION"I don't know about two (bye weeks) because like getting yourself going after a bye is a hard thing," Slayton said in an appearance on "NFL Spotlight With Ari Meirov" in June.The NFLs data shows that there are more soft tissue injuries after a bye week, according to Ari Meirov.Part of the reason the NFL would want to add an 18th game is because it would slide the Super Bowl to Presidents Day weekend and allow fans to have the following day off work after the big game.Only time will tell whether a potential 18-game schedule will include multiple bye weeks.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.