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The NFL is a 12-month machine. Free agency opens the offseason in March. The draft is in April. The full 18-week, 272-game regular season schedule will be revealed at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15. It'll be the latest schedule release date in more than 35 years. Here's what we know about the 2024 NFL schedule release date. NFL teams were informed in a memo from the league that the 2024 schedule will be released on Wednesday, May 15, according to Sports Business Journal reporter Ben Fischer. NFL teams had been expecting the schedule to be released Thursday, May 9 and a reason for the delay was not mentioned in the memo. The home and away opponents for each team have already been determined but the league has generated hoopla around announcing the full upcoming season schedule. The NFL builds anticipation by waiting to announce a date for the release and teams now produce viral social media videos for the extravaganza. It will be Wednesday this year. The NFL has held its schedule release on a Thursday in each of the last four years. The 2023 schedule was released on May 11, 2023. Here were the dates of the last five schedule releases. The schedule release will begin at 8 p.m. Last year the NFL released specifics for the international games, a Black Friday game and select individual games on multiple networks and shows, including NFL Network, Amazon, Fox & Friends, CBS Mornings, Today Show and Good Morning America. The NFL Network and NFL+ will air the NFL Schedule Release show. Additional coverage and analysis is on ESPN2. The Kansas City Chiefs will host the NFL kickoff game on Thursday, Sept. 5. Their opponent hasn't been announced. The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Green Bay Packers in Brazil in Week 1 on Friday, Sept. 6. The game will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock. The NFL will play not one, but two rare Wednesday games. The league is playing on a Wednesday for the third time in 75 years with a Christmas doubleheader. The home teams for international games are:When is the NFL schedule release date?
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