NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday that a 17-game season for 2021 is still on the table and that the discussion for that topic is scheduled for March 30-31 via a virtual meeting, according to Albert Breer of NBC Sports.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says that the 17-game season is on the docket for the March 30-31 (virtual) meeting. (Spoiler: It's happening.)
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 18, 2021
The notion has been for a while now that a 17-game schedule is a lock to be passed by the league owners for 2021 and especially on the heels of the NFL announcing a new lucrative deal on Thursday with their media partners Amazon, CBS, ESPN/ABC, FOX, and NBC, for the future distribution of televised games, as well as additional media rights.