The NFL has entrenched itself on Thanksgiving Day with games for decades and appear set to add another game to the holiday weekend. , owners pa sed a resolution to give two more teams a second game on a short week -- which could start as early as this season.The idea is for the game to be played on Black Friday,
Carmelo Anthony Jersey the day after Thanksgiving that is known in the retail world as the busiest shopping day of the year (and the unofficial start of Christmas holiday shopping season). Many Americans are typically off on Black Friday to extend the holiday weekend, which gives the NFL some investment in scheduling a game on that day.If the league does play a Black Friday game in 2022, there will be some competition with the United States in the World Cup. The U.S. is slated to host England at 2 p.m. ET on Black Friday in Qatar, which is a highly-anticipated event on the sports calendar. There is also some pushback to have the game on Black Friday as early as this season,
Caleb Swanigan Jersey which may mean a delay in having the holiday game by a year.Two (or potentially three) teams may also be playing three games a season on short rest, something the league will have to work out. The Black Friday game will likely be scheduled in the afternoon, as the NFL can not broadcast games on Friday nights from September through November as part of its antitrust exception. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the
Portland Trail Blazers Hoodie day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. The NFL has played games on Fridays, but they have been played on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day since 1999. The league did
Zach Collins Jersey have a pair of Friday games on New Years Eve in 1993, which was also a holiday. The least time the NFL played games on a Friday that wasn't on a holiday was in 1986, six days before Christmas on Dec. 19.Friday games were a fixture on the AFL schedule in the 1960s, with the league playing the last November Friday game in 1964 between the Boston and . That game on Nov. 20 was six days before Thanksgiving. The last game played on Black Friday was between the Patriots and on Nov. 23, 1962. The last time the NFL played a game on a Friday that wasn't in December was when the played the St. Louis Cardinals to open the season on Sept. 18,
Gary Trent Jr. Jersey 1970 -- a game that started at 11 p.m. ET. The league is certainly entering new territory with a Black Friday game if it happens this season.
%20TPCC2.jpg)
.png){kind=logo}
