Roger Goodell sadly wins again
With focus centered on this weekend’s Super Bowl 50 match-up between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, the NFL has rolled out some important news for next season. Beginning fall 2016, CBS and NBC will share five games each for Thursday Night Football, which the league has agreed to a two-year deal with both networks.
League commissioner, Roger Goodell said in a statement, “We are continuing to make Thursday Night Football bigger and better, CBS has played an integral role over the last two seasons in helping build Thursdays as a night for NFL football, and we’re excited to have them on board again. At the same time, we’re thrilled to add NBC to the Thursday Night Football mix.”
The NFL Network, who will still televise eight games exclusively, will also feature late-season Saturday matchups and other meetings to be announced after the schedule reveal. Last season, CBS paid the NFL $300 million for eight games, but now will pay a combined $450 million with NBC.
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— NFL (@NFL) February 1, 2016