NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in an interview on CNBC that the league is looking into the possibility of altering the rules to allow the switching of games earlier in the season. Flex scheduling can only start in Week 10 under the current rules. "As we look toward extending our television agreements, there's an idea that we would have some more flexibility between our partners to allow our games to be put into different time slots, and maybe start flex scheduling earlier in the year,” Goodell said.