Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE

As the NFL Draft quickly approaches we also need to keep our eyes open for the release of the 2012 NFL Schedule, which always comes out prior to the draft.

Reports are now emerging that the release date will be Tuesday, April 17th.

TVGuide.com lists “SportsCenter Special:  NFL Schedule Release” at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. ESPN has told Pro Football Talk that the listing is just their estimation of when the schedule will come out.

The last couple of years the schedule has been released on a Tuesday in later April.

The NFL isn’t talking and all they will tell anyone is that the schedule will be out “soon,” which is something they basically do every year.

If it does come out Tuesday, and I think it will, we’ll have live coverage right here on Arrowhead Addict.

After a 7-9 season, do you you think the Chiefs will get any primetime games other than the guaranteed slot on Thursday Night Football?