05-16-2023, 12:43 PM
(05-13-2023, 12:11 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: It would be really weird for the league to to start a new tradition where one team plays on a certain day every year. Kind of odd the Bengals even asked.
The Thanksgiving games have been grandfathered in since the beginning of time.
The Bengals weren't the only team that asked. Among a handful of other teams, the Jets have also been mentioned as expressing interest in being made the permanent host of the Black Friday game.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37660954/jets-several-teams-interested-hosting-black-friday-game-annually
From the story in ESPN, and the comment about teams "raising their hands," I also get the impression that the league first broached the concept of an annual host, to which several teams raised their hands, and then the Bengals lobbied to be a host.
