NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell held a news conference on Tuesday at the conclusion of the Annual League Meeting to address a number of topics, including the potential flexing of games on Thursday Night Football in the future and updates on the potential sale of the Washington Commanders.
NFL team owners discussed the possibility flexing games held later in the season from Sunday to Thursday during the league meeting in Phoenix, but they were unable to come to an agreement and tabled those talks for further discussion in May.
Asked about the impact that would have on ticket holders and fans planning trips with specific game days in mind, Goodell noted the importance and care the league would and always has placed on any type of flex scheduling changes with consideration to all fans.
"There isn't anybody in that room, anybody in any of the organizations who don't put our fans first," Goodell said. "It's really important. Obviously, providing the best matchups for our fans is part of what we do. That's a part of what I think our scheduling has always focused on. And flex has been a part of that. We are very judicious with it, and we are very careful with it. And we look at all of the impacts to that.
"So before those decisions are made, I think we average in the years we've been doing it, about a flex and a half a year. It can vary any particular year. So it's a very important thing for us to balance with the season-ticket holders and the in-stadium audience. We have millions of fans who also watch on television. Reaching them is a balance that you always strike, and making sure we do it right."
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