NFL Thanksgiving football tradition

[VIDEO] Well we looked at the Bears' throwback uniforms used in a game this season and then the evolution of NFL rules. Now we get to see the evolution of NFL Thanksgiving football. Another tradition perhaps once a family is done with their Thanksgiving dinner.

According to NFL.com three games will be played today on Thanksgiving which includes Bears vs. Detroit Lions with kickoff at 11:30 AM Chicago time (will edit with score). Also Buffalo Bills vs. Dallas Cowboys at 3:30 PM Chicago time.

Well the Bears, Lions and Cowboys have been frequently features in Thanksgiving games according to the video above.

NFL Rules: The evolution

[VIDEO] Since later tonite football fans will be tuned into Thursday Night Football on FOX I found this recent video talking about the evolution of rules within the National Football League. Believe it or not this year we're celebrating the 100th anniversary of the NFL, and it's fitting to see the evolution of professional football especially with the rulebook.

Believe it or not you can read the NFL rules here. I understood that NFL play was based on college rules, however, what doesn't always occur to me is how much different the college game is from the professional game. Besides you want to drum up interest in professional football as that's where the big bucks are! 

NFL footballs are made in Chicago

I can't believe the NFL have started their 100th season and at least in Chicago the season started with a Thursday night loss to the Chicago Bears' longtime rivals the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. However, did you know the manufacture of NFL footballs have a Chicago connection.

Read about it at NBCChicago. Wilson Sporting Goods is based in Chicago though footballs are actually made at a factory in Ohio. Another Chicago company Horween Leather Co. produced the leather for the footballs. Both companies relationship with the NFL dates back to the founding of the league and is owed to the late former owner of the Bears, George Halas.

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