What Bill Simmons has said about NFL scheduling and season expansion

1 quote · 1 episode · May 15, 2026

Bill Simmons, Sportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast, has been quoted on NFL scheduling and season expansion once in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on May 15, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Simmons suggested moving the Super Bowl to February 14 is a test for an eventual 18-game schedule.
“I almost feel like it's a feeler to see this is how it's going to work for us when we go to 18 weeks”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Harden’s Moment, an NFL Schedule Glut, Owning the Jazz, and a Boston Sports Check-In—With Bryan Curtis, Bill’s Dad, and Ryan Smith (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 40:38

Episodes

Harden’s Moment, an NFL Schedule Glut, Owning the Jazz, and a Boston Sports Check-In—With Bryan Curtis, Bill’s Dad, and Ryan Smith
The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 15, 2026 · 2 h 54 min
Bill Simmons previews NBA Game 6s, discusses sports schedule glut with Bryan Curtis, Boston sports with his dad, and Jazz rebuilding with owner Ryan Smith.

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