NFL schedule release 2023: Reveal date may be delayed as schedule is not yet final, according to report

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The NFL hasn’t officially announced the planned release date yet – as it has in previous years as the big day approaches – and there’s apparently good reason for that, as fans anticipate the reveal of the dates and times for games in the 2023 season. According to NBC Sports’ Peter King, the schedule may not be finished in time for it to be released on Thursday, May 11, which was reportedly the set date.

The big games for the league – opening weekend primetime games, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, the Christmas Eve Sunday night game, and the Christmas Monday tripleheader – have not yet been finalized. The situations of Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson may also have changed the primetime slate as the Rodgers trade to the New York Jets and Jackson signing his contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens were recently set in stone. Both teams are scheduled for multiple primetime games.

Planners are reportedly meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday.

The “Thursday Night Football” slate may also look different this year, as the league passed a resolution allowing teams to play two Thursday night games per season. That reduces the chance of “bad” Thursday night matchups. The NFL would rather beef up its streaming schedule for its newest broadcast partner, and more attention would go to Amazon (TNF’s broadcaster) with better teams playing on that date.

Another caveat of the new television deal revolves around the Sunday afternoon slate. Fox no longer has any contractual obligations for the NFC road team and neither does CBS with the AFC – making more games available for the doubleheader windows. “Monday Night Football” is also changing, from one doubleheader per season to three.

The league delay heralding the schedule reveal may be television-related, which the NFL hopes to wrap up in the next few days. The schedule release could still be Thursday, but the league is hesitant to set this as an official date at this time.





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