17 game schedule
Maybe not today, and maybe not tomorrow, but at some point the owners were going to get their wish and extend the season an extra game. The truth is that there is too much money to be had and the NFL needs to figure out a way to get to its $25 billion revenue goal. Adding a game creates the opportunity for the league to carve out a few games for a specialty package that they can peddle to television and streaming partners. The 17 game schedule is happening, but it’s probably not happening right away. Players will want to push off the extra game for as long as possible because they will want to make sure their contracts reflect the extra added regular-season game. It most likely won’t take effect until 2021 or 2022.