The schedule for the current season under normal circumstances would have already been out for a while now, but as we are reminded on a daily basis, we are not currently living under normal circumstances. The NFL pushed back the reveal date of its schedule to the second week of May, so we are still a couple of weeks away before we learn when the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing later this year, although we already know whom.
The reason for the delay has reportedly been in order for the league’s schedule-makers to fashion a schedule that would be able to be modified—that is, truncated—with relative ease, should the event arise that they would not be able to begin the regular season as a result of the ongoing viral pandemic that had Roger Goodell announcing draft picks in somewhat of a drunken stupor from his basement.