The NFL’s addition of Christmas Day to its annual slate of games had many critics speculating that the Kansas City Chiefs would be involved, similar to the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys‘ residency on Thanksgiving. A report recently indicated the Chiefs’ interest in hosting a game annually, but those hopes might have been dismissed.
During an appearance on the podcast “It’s Always Gameday in Buffalo,” Mike North, the NFL’s Vice President of Broadcast Planning and Scheduling, addressed the potential plans for moving forward with the Christmas Day slate of games.
“The Lions, since the ’30s. The Cowboys, since the ’60s. We didn’t commit to a third site on Thanksgiving when we brought that back about 20 years ago; we rotated that around,” said North… “I’d imagine we’re gonna keep rotating Christmas around, too. Never say never. Let’s see what the next few years bring, but I don’t think we’re today gonna commit to a permanent third host for Thanksgiving, a permanent host for Black Friday, or a permanent host for Christmas.”
North mentioned not wanting to be married to a team for Christmas, especially if they cannot maintain high success long-term. The Chiefs were also not the only team to publicly desire Christmas or any other annual holiday.
We are weeks away from the official NFL schedule release, so anything is possible, but it appears that after two consecutive years of playing on Christmas, a new team could be in play.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Kansas City Chiefs’ annual Christmas Day game hopes are in jeopardy
The NFL’s addition of Christmas Day to its annual slate of games had many critics speculating that the Kansas City Chiefs would be involved, similar to the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys‘ residency on Thanksgiving. A report recently indicated the Chiefs’ interest in hosting a game annually, but those hopes might have been dismissed.
During an appearance on the podcast “It’s Always Gameday in Buffalo,” Mike North, the NFL’s Vice President of Broadcast Planning and Scheduling, addressed the potential plans for moving forward with the Christmas Day slate of games.
“The Lions, since the ’30s. The Cowboys, since the ’60s. We didn’t commit to a third site on Thanksgiving when we brought that back about 20 years ago; we rotated that around,” said North… “I’d imagine we’re gonna keep rotating Christmas around, too. Never say never. Let’s see what the next few years bring, but I don’t think we’re today gonna commit to a permanent third host for Thanksgiving, a permanent host for Black Friday, or a permanent host for Christmas.”
North mentioned not wanting to be married to a team for Christmas, especially if they cannot maintain high success long-term. The Chiefs were also not the only team to publicly desire Christmas or any other annual holiday.
We are weeks away from the official NFL schedule release, so anything is possible, but it appears that after two consecutive years of playing on Christmas, a new team could be in play.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Kansas City Chiefs’ annual Christmas Day game hopes are in jeopardy
