John Mara Strongly Opposes Proposal To Flex Sunday Games Into Thursday Night

John Mara, a co-owner of the New York Giants, voiced his opposition on Tuesday to the idea of bending the calendar for Thursday night games.

John Mara Strongly Opposes Proposal To Flex Sunday Games Into Thursday Night

Despite the setback for the league, the idea could be revised again later this year, and Giants co-owner John Mara isn’t thrilled with the idea.

“I am adamantly opposed to that,” Mara told reporters in between league meetings Tuesday. “Flexible scheduling as it is is inconsiderate to our season ticket holders who fill our stadiums every week. People have gotten used to going from Sunday afternoon to Sunday night. That doesn’t mean that they like it. To flex a game back to Thursday night is, to me, abusive, and I am adamantly opposed to it.”

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“This year, we can be flexed to Monday night, which I think is very inconsiderate to our ticket holders. But to flex a game to Thursday night to me is abusive, and I’m adamantly opposed to it. Fortunately, it didn’t get enough votes, but it will probably be revisited in May.”

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell responded to the criticism in his news conference later in the day.

“Listen, there isn’t anybody in that room, any of our organizations, who don’t put our fans first,” Goodell said. “That’s really important. Obviously, providing the best matchups for our fans is part of what we do. That’s part of what our scheduling has always focused on and flex has been a part of that. We are very judicious with it and we’re very careful with it and we look at all of the impacts it.

“I think we average about a flex and a half year. It can vary in any particular year. So it’s a very important thing for us to balance with what I would call the season-ticket holders and the in-stadium markets, but we have millions of fans who also watch us on television. Reaching them is a balance that you always strike and making sure we do it right.”

The NFL is set to release its 2023 schedule in early May, but there could be plenty of changes to it once the season gets underway.

 

 

 

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