Enlargement to 18 video games by 2027 is very unlikely (however nonetheless not inconceivable)

The homeowners have met twice this season. During neither session did they finalize a date for Super Bowl LXII, to be performed in February 2028.

A date has not been picked, as PFT has reported, to particularly go away the door open for the potential for an growth of the common season from 17 to 18 video games by 2027.

Despite the truth that a date for the sport to be performed in lower than 21 months has but to be picked, a supply with data of the scenario tells PFT that it’s extremely unlikely the season will broaden to 18 video games by 2027.

The present 17-game season with one bye factors to February 13, 2028 because the date for Super Bowl LXII to be performed in Atlanta. Unless and till the league declares that day because the date for the sport, there’s nonetheless an opportunity it’ll slide deeper into the month to accommodate an extended season.

With 18 video games and two byes — and two weeks between the convention championships and the Super Bowl — Super Bowl LXII could be performed on February 27, 2028. February 20 (Presidents Day weekend) could be the Super Bowl LXII touchdown spot for an 18-game season with: (1) just one bye per group; (2) just one week between the convention championships and the Super Bowl; or (3) the graduation of the 2027 season on Labor Day weekend.

The delay is probably going the results of the latest turmoil throughout the NFL Players Association. As a supply characterised the scenario earlier this 12 months, the upheaval throughout the union has precipitated the NFL’s enterprise to grow to be “constipated.” With JC Tretter taking on as NFLPA govt director on April 1, there might not be sufficient time to barter a brand new Collective Bargaining Agreement, to rearrange a profitable vote by the rank and file, and to implement an expanded common season by subsequent 12 months — particularly since Tretter has proven no inclination to maneuver rapidly.

Still, till the NFL locks within the date for Super Bowl LXII as February 13, 2028, the door stays ajar for the season to develop by one sport as quickly as 2027. At some level, the league could have no alternative however to nail down the dates for the lodge reservations and the usage of the conference middle and different venues within the week previous the sport.