NFL to announce full 2021 season schedule on May 12

WASHINGTON - The NFL will announce its 2021 regular-season schedule on May 12, the league announced on Wednesday.

For the first time, each team will play a 17-game regular season in 2021. Each team will receive just one bye week, even with the expanded schedule.

The NFL previously announced that the season will begin on Sept 9, and the last regular-season games will be played on Jan 9, 2022. The season finale, the Super Bowl, will be moved back a week.