On Tuesday evening, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero tweeted that the league’s owners — meeting this week in Phoenix — approved a key change to “Thursday Night Football,” allowing the same team to play after the short week more than once a season.
The league also initiated talks to allow for flexible scheduling of the showcase game, but those talks were tabled until May, per the same report.
The Thursday Night Football flex scheduling proposal was tabled until May, per NFL EVP/Chief Media and Business Officer Brian Rolapp.