The 2012 NFL schedule may be released on Tuesday. In three of the past four years, the schedule has been released the second Tuesday before the draft. In 2010, the schedule came on the Tuesday of draft week. This year, the signs point to the schedule being released on Tuesday, April 17. The TVGuide listings for ESPN continue to indicate that a SportsCenter Special: NFL Schedule Release will be televised at 7:00 p.m. ET. That said, an ESPN spokesman told PFT last week that the listing represents ESPN’s estimate of when the schedule will be released.