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In a normal NFL offseason, the schedule for 2020 would have already been released by now and left plenty of time for digesting before the draft kicks off.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, nothing about this year is normal, and that's had the NFL adapting on the fly. The league will finally announce the full schedule on Thursday evening
While the extra time may be helpful to the league's schedule-makers in theory, it's unknown what contingency plans are being prepared as well. The NFL remains intent on playing a full 16-game season, yet it's ambiguous how feasible that remains.