There would be 16 international games on the schedule (the NFL already can schedule up to eight in the 2025 season). The Super Bowl would be moved to Presidents' Day weekend with the extra bye week in place, as the season would be a week longer. In turn, the preseason would drop from three games to two -- keeping the 20-game formula.

The NFL is exploring playing a regular-season game in the United Arab Emirates. The league is hoping to continue its international expansion.

At the annual league meeting this week, NFL owners passed a resolution to continue the ability to flex games to Thursday night, allowing a better matchup potentially to air on Amazon Prime Video when it is the only game to watch.