NFL expected to expand to 17-game season

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by: Aaron S. Lee

Posted: Mar 28, 2021 / 01:20 PM EDT

Updated: Mar 28, 2021 / 02:52 PM EDT

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NEW ORLEANS — ESPN’s Senior NFL insider Adam Schefter tweeted Sunday morning that the National Football League will be adding another game to its regular season schedule.

According to Schefter, the NFL is expected to add a 17th game to the regular season.

NFL is expected to expand the regular season schedule this week to 17 games. The league had played a 16-game regular season schedule since 1978, by far the longest stretch without a change in NFL history.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 28, 2021