NFL to release 2020 schedule on Thursday night

NFL will release its regular-season schedule on Thursday night, league has anunced, as it continues conducting business mostly as usual amid coronavirus pandemic. schedule will be revealed in a 3-hour telecast on NFL Network starting at 8 p.m. Eastern. Thus far, league has t anunced any major changes to its schedule as a result of pandemic, which has brought most organized sports around globe to a halt. NFL training facilities are closed because of pandemic, leading to league's first-ever virtual offseason, but league still plans to start season on time while playing in teams' home stadiums.

Opening day for 2020 season is Sept. 10, with season set to conclude with Super Bowl 55 on February 7, 2021. NFL also held last month's draft on time while canceling all in-person events. draft had been set for Las Vegas; instead, Commissioner Roger Goodell anunced picks from his home. Should pandemic force major changes to season, league is considering alternatives including empty stadiums, neutral sites and getting rid of bye weeks, league executive Troy Vincent told Associated Press last week. Any such changes would have to be approved by players union. Earlier Monday, NFL anunced it was moving its five games scheduled for London and Mexico City this season back to U.S. stadiums. 

Im credits: AP