Why it makes so much sense for the NFL to reportedly adding a Black Friday game to its future schedule
The NFL and Amazon are making a push for a Black Friday game
The NFL is gold when it comes to television ratings. People absolutely love their football — they can’t get enough of it.
They’ll eat it all up, whether it’s training camp, preseason rankings, or playoff games. So when it comes to the NFL as an organization, more is always better. That’s why the calendar has NFL football in some capacity, essentially, all year long.
Now, it’s looking to add even more, according to a new report from the Sports Business Journal. The NFL is reportedly going to add a Black Friday game to its Thursday Night Football schedule in 2023, per SBJ’s John Ourand.
The league already dominates Thanksgiving weekend with 3 different games on the holiday. They’d be looking to add an extra one here to strengthen that already tight grip.
Sounds like a lot, right? Let’s unpack this a bit.