NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Wednesday, May 8

Keeping with the trend of announcing the schedule in May, the NFL officially announced that it will release the entire league schedule for the 2024 season on Wednesday, May 15, at 5:00 p.m. PT. This will include the San Francisco 49ers' full slate of 17 regular-season games. Live primetime coverage on NFL Network, NFL.com, the NFL app, and NFL+ will cover the schedule release. ESPN will also have a two-hour primetime special highlighting the release of the 2024 regular season schedule on Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and simulcast on ESPN+. Earlier today, it was announced the NFL Kickoff game on Thursday, September 5, will feature a rematch of last year's AFC Championship Game when the Super Bowl-champion Kansas City Chiefs host

Start speadin' the news. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets visit Levi's Stadium for the San Francisco 49ers' season opener, a September 9th nationally televised Monday night game. In the season's most anticipated game, the Niners host the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on October 20 in the reprisal of February's Super Bowl. San Francisco will play six primetime games, two each on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday night. Monday Night Matchup The Monday night season opener features the return of Rodgers—who played only four snaps last year before getting injured. A healthy Rogers elevates New York to an instant postseason contender. San Francisco's final home game of the season will be against the

Steve Young believes the San Francisco 49ers may have missed their best opportunity for the organization's sixth Super Bowl victory. It was an uphill battle for the 49ers in the playoffs, requiring two comeback victories against perceived weaker opponents before suffering an overtime defeat in Las Vegas against the Kansas City Chiefs. For various reasons, the Hall of Fame quarterback feels that it was head coach Kyle Shanahan's best opportunity to silence his critics and finally emerge victorious in the NFL title game. Now, it's too early to predict how the 2024 season will unfold. The Niners could be just as competitive as last season. They might find themselves at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday, February 9, 2025, competing against

The San Francisco 49ers escaped having to play an international game for another season. The Bay Area team won't be required to travel overseas or compete in Mexico during the 2024 season. The NFL has released its lineup of international games, and the 49ers aren't among the teams scheduled for long-distance journeys. San Francisco's last international game was in 2022, where they triumphed over the Arizona Cardinals in Mexico. Their prior overseas venture was to London in 2013, when they clinched a victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. There was a chance that the 49ers might return to the United Kingdom for the 2024 NFL season. The Minnesota Vikings will host a team at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024, and the 49ers are on their home