The NFL only plays games on New Year's Day when it falls on Sunday. Otherwise it defers to the numerous New Year's Day college football bowl games that are traditionally held on that day.
However, when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the traditional bowl games are moved to Monday, January 2 (which becomes a Federal holiday), allowing NFL games to be played on the 1st. Football nirvana!
Yes, there has been games played on Thanksgiving Day on the NFL channel.
no, he did not play in the NFL.
Matt stafford has played in the nfl for 2 years
No one by that name has ever played in the NFL.
did the nfl network ever host a game on Thanksgiving
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No one with a first name starting with J and a last name of Jackson ever played in the NFL for the Houston Texans. No one with the exact name of Jeremy Jackson ever played in the NFL ever. A Jerome Jackson is a rookie (2007) RB at Cleveland.
cam newton came to the nfl in 1991
As of 2009, no players with that name have ever played in the NFL.
6 years
Deion Sanders, highly considered the best cornerback to ever play in the NFL, played outfield for the Yankees.
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