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The NFL and NFL Players Association continue progressing toward a new collective bargaining agreement, and a deal could be struck "if the economics can be ironed out," according to Pro Football Talk.
The report added the deal may include an increase of the regular season to 17 games and that "the thinking is a new CBA already would be done" if the sides had already decided to maintain the 16-game schedule.
The current CBA went into effect in 2011 and extends through the 2020 season.
The Washington Post's Mark Maske reported in November that a new agreement between the NFL and players' union "is increasingly likely" to add a week to the regular season:
"Owners have shown a willingness to make concessions to get the players to put aside their concerns about a 17-game season, according to people on both sides of the talks who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations.