With the Super Bowl behind us, most football connoisseurs are already looking ahead to the 2021 season — which reportedly begins in 211 days on Sept. 9 — but who is counting.
It was reported back on Dec. 27 that the NFL is planning to expand the regular season to 17 games in 2021, a move that would help soften an anticipated drop in the salary cap.
The move would likely be coupled with a two-game preseason (down from the usual four and up from last year’s unusual zero) and more football seems like a no-brainer for all parties involved, but it may also mean an extra road trip for the Dolphins.