The NFL has obviously found a first solution to slightly cushion the drop in its revenues generated by COVID.
According to reporters from NFL Media, ie the official website of the league, the NFL plans to increase to 17 regular season games for each team in 2021. Our colleagues specify that there should be no announcement immediately. Because according to the collective agreement, the NFL must negotiate at least one new media contract to have the right to add a game to the season.
But apparently it all seems like a formality.
“We all expect it to happen,” said one team leader.
In return for this extension, the preseason would be reduced to 2 or 3 games instead of 4. With still one week off per team, the regular season would now last 18 weeks, which would postpone the Super Bowl to the second week of February. . The match added to each team would be a duel with a team from the conference opposite.
While the salary cap sits at $ 198.2 million this year, it was likely to drop to $ 175 million in 2021. With the addition of a match and the corresponding income, the drop could be slightly smaller.
The NFL has played 16 games per regular season since 1978.
