The NFL is planning to expand the 2021 regular season to 17 games, which would generate new revenue and slightly soften an anticipated drop in the salary cap.

The league must negotiate at least one new media contract to make the move to 17 games in 2021. An official announcement may not come for weeks.

The preseason will be cut to either two or three games.

The regular season will be 18 weeks long and the Super Bowl will be played in the second week of February.

The NFL expanded from 14 games to 16 games in 1978.