The NFL will release its standard 17-week schedule on May 9th, but the league is preparing for radical changes to the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the alternative plans being considered is pushing back the Super Bowl, which is slated to be held in Tampa, from Feb. 7 to Feb. 28 to help compensate for the start of the campaign possibly being delayed up to five weeks, according to the Sports Business Journal.
The NFL reportedly would move two weeks of early-season games to the end of the schedule.
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It would also create a third week of games between teams that have the same bye week, eliminating byes league-wide.
The contingency plans also reportedly include cutting the week between the conference championships and the Super Bowl, meaning the Pro Bowl wouldn’t be played.
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