Report: NFL planning to have 17 regular-season games starting in 2021
Updated: 11:40 AM EST Dec 27, 2020
The NFL plans to add a regular-season game to the schedule in 2021, a move that would break from the 16-game schedule that has been in place since 1978, NFL.com reported.An announcement could be weeks or months away as the league negotiates a new media contract, the report said.With a 17-game regular season, the preseason could be cut to either two or three games instead of four.Each team would still get one bye week, and the Super Bowl would move into the second week of February if the move is finalized, the report said.The move would come as the league is battling a multibillion-dollar shortfall and an anticipated drop in the salary cap next season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The NFL plans to add a regular-season game to the schedule in 2021, a move that would break from the 16-game schedule that has been in place since 1978, NFL.com reported.
An announcement could be weeks or months away as the league negotiates a new media contract, the report said.
With a 17-game regular season, the preseason could be cut to either two or three games instead of four.
Each team would still get one bye week, and the Super Bowl would move into the second week of February if the move is finalized, the report said.
The move would come as the league is battling a multibillion-dollar shortfall and an anticipated drop in the salary cap next season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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