Nfl Denies Report That Thursday Night Football Was In Jeopardy

The numbers prove it, as you can see at Sports Media Watch, so the league has taken notice. According to ProFootballTalk, the people in charge will take a seriously long look at whether they want to continue “Thursday Night Football” as is.

UPDATE: The NFL released a statement reaffirming its commitment to Thursday scheduling. “We are fully committed to Thursday Night Football and any reports to the contrary are unfounded.”

Here’s the original report, from PFT:

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Even if the league does decide to end “TNF,” it will take a while to take effect. The league has a contract with CBS and NBC through 2017. Contract talks will decide whether the league feels it can make a profit off the early primetime game.