Labor Day Weekend Should Be Reclaimed By NFL
The NFL abandoned Labor Day weekend 23 years ago.
In its August 30, 2000, announcement, the league provided an explanation about Labor Day Weekend.
“The NFL has decided that this Sunday and Monday (September 3-4) will be the last time it opens its season on Labor Day weekend. This decision was made because people want to extend those final, lazy days of summer. NFL fans can celebrate the unofficial “end of summer” at the beach, in the country, or at the grill starting on Labor Day, 2001. The NFL season opens the weekend following Labor Day, ushering in fall.”
It appears to fit the whole “football is family” theme. It is a known fact that football is a business, despite the fact that the phrase “football is family” has been used for marketing purposes.
In an effort to cut costs and increase TV viewership during a time when people are celebrating Labor Day weekend, the NFL decided against hosting games on that weekend.
There’s a chance the NFL will have to change its mind about not working on Labor Day weekend if it decides to extend the season to 18 games, possibly with the addition of a second bye week. Furthermore, the league might benefit from that.
With the NFL shifting the season’s kickoff to the week following Labor Day, the globe has undergone a significant transformation. People will be able to watch games wherever they are, thanks to the all-purpose portable devices that have replaced twenty distinct industries. They really will.
It’s also possible for the league to extend the opening weekend to five nights. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday.
It is not until the second Friday in September that Friday/Saturday games are prohibited by federal law. It would be all play over Labor Day weekend. Out of the sixteen games, five can be standalone.
It doesn’t appear like the league has ever changed its mind about Labor Day. I suppose it ought to. Perhaps it could accomplish what it has been doing on Thanksgiving and, more recently, Christmas this Labor Day weekend.
Attracting millions of spectators and generating millions of revenue.
