[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.
[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!
[VIDEO] The vid above is the only one I could find on this topic. It explains why the "Monsters of the Midway" now has a "social justice committee". Click here for the video from the Bears about the 1936 throwback jersey.
Social justice doesn't necessary have the best connotation with me, however, it's laudable that one of the charter franchises of the NFL have created an internal committee to in some ways address the pressing social issues of the day. Especially to the point of raising money which one of the many things these sports franchises do primarily for goodwill.
In this video from the Chicago Bears' "social justice committee" they are announcing that Black players on the current Bears' roster WILL be the first to wear the 1936 uniform. Bears Chairman George McCaskey acknowledged that back in 1936 all NFL teams excluded Blacks from playing on their teams. The Bears didn't sign a Black player until 1952.
[VIDEO] I wanted to do a more extensive post on the Chicago Football Classic that takes place today at Soldier Field. According to the clock for the official website by the time I post this it will be at least one hour (kickoff 3:30 P.M.) before today's game. This year is between Virginia's Hampton University & D.C.'s Howard University.
Over the years this classic is played is often between two of this nation's Historically Black College's such as Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, Jackson State University (alma mater of the late Walter Payton), Alcorn State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Grambling University, etc. Often there will be a college fair for high school seniors before this event.
I would like to update you on the game when I find out about the results.
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.
