The NFL is still plowing ahead with getting the regular season started on time. There is every intention of playing a full 16-game schedule and having a 14-team playoff. But this is going to be a very different year with the multiple adjustments because of the coronavirus pandemic. There is an assumption that once we get through this season, things will be more or less back to normal in 2021.
But will they?
Given how unpredictable things have been so far, we may need to consider what could change for the NFL for next year, and perhaps beyond.