The NFL is going to look different, yet familiar, come the 2021 season.
According to commissioner Roger Goodell, the league is planning to have full stadiums when the new year commences. Some of those in the stands will have an extra home game to enjoy, as the league announced that it plans to move forward with a 17-game season, making a permanent change to the number of regular-season contests for the first time since 1978.
“All of us in the NFL want to see every one of our fans back,” Goodell said in a report from Michael David Smith of Pro Football Focus.