Amy Trask says the NFL should refund fans after “Thursday Night Football” flexes

Last week, the NFL announced that the Los Angeles Chargers’ Week 16 game against the Denver Broncos has been postponed from Sunday, December 22nd to Thursday, December 19th. It was the first Football on Thursday evenings Flex in NFL history.

Because it was a matter of changing the game day and not just the time, the NFL made the decision with a 28-day heads-up for fans (the usual flexible window is 12 days). Having almost a month to change plans will not help fans who had non-refundable flights and hotels booked to attend the Broncos-Chargers game on the original date (or fans who had planned to attend on to attend the originally scheduled date). TNF Game).

May Trask, the former Raiders CEO who now works for CBS Sports, has suggested that the NFL should reimburse fans if a TNF The game is flexed.

“There are business reasons for flexing games, but I believe it is appropriate to reimburse reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for fans who cannot accommodate schedule flexibility,” Trask tweeted Sunday.

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Trask is certainly not alone in her stance.

The NFL is unlikely to refund anyone’s money. Traveling fans should only book refundable flights and not prepay for hotels in the second half of the season, as the NFL’s flexible scheduling is based on television ratings, not fans traveling in person to games.

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