For the first time in league history, the NFL will announce its schedule for the 2009 season in primetime on the NFL Network on Tuesday night, April 17 at 7pm.

The annual schedule release is truly one of the landmark days of the season for NFL fans. Hence, it should be a blast. The only negative for the league is that the NFL Network isn’t exactly available to just anyone.

If you have the DirecTV or Dish Network, you’re in good shape. If you pay a monthly fee on Comcast, it’s available to you but that will change as of May 1 when NFL Network says later days to Comcast. The NFL is hopng that fans unite and prevent Comcast from keeping it on a pay tier.

Anyway, schedule release day never disappoints. Enjoy!