Important NFL dates 2025

[BearNorth]

4 hours ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

 

Way back when (think it was the  1990's) the NFL use to start Labor Day weekend   The fact that they abandoned Labor Day weekend tells me the NFL doesn't agree with the idea of that being a good weekend to start.

 

From what I've read their plan is to move the SB to Presidents weekend.  I'd guess they go with Presidents day weekend for SB rather than starting the season Labor day weekend.  Add to that College football has kind of taken that weekend over now too.

 

Guess the Daytona 500 and NBA All-Star game will need to find new dates! 

 

For many people Labor Day weekend is when they take their last gasp summer vacation or getaway to their lake house etc.  Its also the weekend teachers use to get ready for school.

[ProcessTruster]

3 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

I love the draft, so I find it more exciting.

 

There's nothing that exciting about the schedule release, because we already know who we are playing.

true, but travel planning just gets supercharged once the schedule of games comes out. 

[Gregg]

18 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

I love the draft, so I find it more exciting.

 

There's nothing that exciting about the schedule release, because we already know who we are playing.

 

It would be nice if they could hold the draft in Buffalo one of these years. I don't know if they have a place in WNY that could do it since I live in NJ and don't know the area. But Buffalo being a football mad city would create a great atmosphere for it.

[Mark Vader]

18 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

true, but travel planning just gets supercharged once the schedule of games comes out. 

Which is why I wish that they would announce it earlier. It would make it easier to plan ahead.

 

They can announce it earlier than May. They just want the spectacle of it. I remember when they used to announce the dates at the end of February, and it was in the newspaper.