The NFL has shown little concern about adjusting their schedule in order to maximize eyeballs. With Thanksgiving having expanded to three games, could an NFL game on Black Friday be next on the menu?
According to the Sports Business Journal via ProFootballTalk, Amazon has expressed an interest in broadcasting one of their games on Black Friday. The NFL is reportedly not keen on the idea as of yet.
For decades, Friday NFL games have been an extreme rarity due in part to the thousands of high school football games that would take away viewership. There have been less than a dozen NFL games on a Friday since 1970.
But Black Friday is a different animal entirely. Many Americans are either home recovering from Thanksgiving dinner or out doing some shopping on that day.
NFL fans are somewhat mixed on the idea. Some absolutely love the idea of getting an extra football game in the middle of the week:
Sign me up for football on Friday night. https://t.co/L9yt78lvBS
— Ishy (@Ishy__16) February 21, 2022
Bring this to me https://t.co/9X4mlpxxOu
— Thirst Round Pick MD (@ThirstRoundPick) February 21, 2022
Another reason to stay in the house on Black Friday. All for it! https://t.co/82t7Cpb1hO
— Marshall (@M7Command) February 21, 2022
Others don’t like the NFL adding more midweek games or competing with some of the big college football games that traditionally get played that day:
There’s enough slices of NFL football. Thursday, Sunday, Monday with Saturday late season is enough days.
A midday Friday game on a day many are busy traveling back home or shopping is 🤮 https://t.co/EHCNEyyLpI
— Levin T. Black NNPodcasts/49WZ (@LTBlackNiners) February 21, 2022
Good, should remain a college football day. https://t.co/qmtsuX4eS4
— Steve Renner (@steve_renner) February 21, 2022
The Hawkeyes/Husker game is on Black Friday. One of my favorite days of the year. Then Again, college is just better than the NFL, except for the playoffs. https://t.co/LzoxgJNcQT
— Lincoln (@vaart) February 21, 2022
Judging by the NFL’s alleged reaction to Amazon’s proposal, it seems we’re a long way off from this becoming a reality.
But maybe not that far off.
The NFL has long since become a true year-round sport where every event gets national attention. Adding a few more midweek games seems inevitable if not imminent.
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