NFL announces in email blast schedule release "is almost here"

It's an announcement of the announcement of the announcement.
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2026 NFL schedule release could be delayed by a week

The next event in the NFL offseason schedule is the 2026 regular-season schedule release. That traditionally has come in the second week in May. Early reports have the release coming either May 13 or May 14.
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NFL Announces Major Update For Rams-49ers 2026 Season Opener In Australia

The NFL will start the 2026 season with a big international game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, Netflix will stream the Week 1 game from Melbourne.

NFL schedule predictions: Gemini AI predicts Week 1 matchups in 2026

USA TODAY Sports tasked Gemini AI with predicting the NFL's Week 1 schedule for the 2026 season. The results were better than expected.

2026 NFL schedule: Predicting who the Seahawks will play in Week 1 to open the season

The Seattle Seahawks did well the only other time they got to kick off the NFL regular season.After Seattle’s first Super Bowl championship, they hosted the Green Bay Packers in the opening game of the 2014 season.