'I think the data was very clear: it doesn’t show a higher injury rate. But we recognize shorter weeks. We went through this with COVID too.” Roger Goodell defends the Thursday Night Football flex proposal.
Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed a possible vote that would allow flexible scheduling for Thursday Night Football in Weeks 14 through 17. Here’s what you need to know:If approved, the league could shift teams from a Sunday afternoon game to Thursday night in Weeks 14 to 17 with 15 days’ notice. NFL owners chose not to vote on this proposal yet.
owner John Mara told reporters he finds the idea “abusive,” and there also has been some concern that flexing Thursday games causes challenges for fans hoping to attend games.But Goodell made it clear that the league, while always committed to delivering the best product to fans in attendance, serving the larger audience that is the TV audience, is a high priority. That’s because television revenue drives the machine.
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