The NFL says it is on course to begin its season on time in September.
Each team is expected to play 16 regular season games as per usual, although the league - the only major American sporting competition so far largely unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak - is evaluating contingency plans, should this prove untenable.
No announced has been made whether fans will be allowed to attend games.
"We plan announcing, late next week, the full regular season schedule that begins with Kickoff on September 10 and culminates with the Super Bowl in Tampa February 7, 2021," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says.
While other major sporting leagues, including the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB), have shut down, due to the coronavirus, the NFL has been able to buy time, before making any major decisions.
The 2019/20 season ended in early February, shortly before evidence of a major coronavirus outbreak in the US became widely known.
Last week's NFL draft attracted record US TV ratings in a country starved of live sporting action.
Reuters
