What's ahead for the NFL in 2021? Not even the teams know. They'll begin finding out this week when the 32 team owners hold virtual meetings Tuesday and Wednesday.
Two items top the agenda: increasing the regular season to 17 games and decreasing preseason games to three per team. Both are nearly certain to be approved after a pandemic-stressed season that severely cut into the league's revenue stream.
Many players, however, aren't thrilled with the idea. “We really let this happen,” tweeted safety Adrian Amos of Green Bay. Saints star running back Alvin Kamara called the increase to 17 games “dumb.” Regardless, it's about to happen.