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EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 36 MIN

Michael North VP of NFL Scheduling and Planning on how the NFL Schedule is made and more

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Michael North, the man who helped create the NFL's Schedule joins the show! Did the NFL know that Aaron Rodgers would be back with the Steelers? Michael says that the NFL starts developing the next season's schedule the day after the regular season ends. "We are the ultimate reality show," Michael says while discussing the changing landscape of NFL broadcasts. Will the NFL leave broadcast television for specific streaming services? Michael talks about the decision to remove the Monday Night Football doubleheaders. He says that it just did not work. 

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