FOX NFL SUNDAY: THANKSGIVING EDITION Highlights – Nov. 25, 2021
NEW YORK – Week 12 of the 2021 FOX NFL season kicked off today with a special, two-hour Thanksgiving Day edition of FOX NFL SUNDAY preceding FOX’s presentation of the Chicago Bears at the Detroit Lions at 12:30 PM ET.
This morning, FOX NFL SUNDAY analysts and NFL insiders weighed in from New York on storylines across the league and the game ahead today.
Highlights from today’s edition can be found below:
The FOX NFL SUNDAY crew kicks off a special pregame show live from FOX Square in the middle of the New York City Thanksgiving Day crowd:
Happy Thanksgiving! ?
We are LIVE from New York kicking off a day of football! ? pic.twitter.com/jKVswRnuVX
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FOX NFL reporter Tom Rinaldi shares the touching story of how a simple cup of coffee forever changed a life:
"For him just to sit down and have a cup of coffee with me, he thought he was doing a random act of kindness. When he did that, he changed my life."
Tom Rinaldi shares the story of former Lions LB Zack Follett and how a simple act of kindness from him saved a life. pic.twitter.com/E2TrbbtSuF
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 25, 2021
FOX NFL Insider Jay Glazer reports the latest from around the league, including news that Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy’s job is safe at least for this week:
Will Goff play today? Is Matt Nagy's job safe at least for this week, and more.@JayGlazer has the latest live from New York! pic.twitter.com/Q8Y7ffi0HL
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 25, 2021
Chef Josh Capon joins the cast with a little sampling of his Thanksgiving Day feast:
Big thanks to Chef Josh Capon for providing our crew with an early preview for all the ? food coming today! pic.twitter.com/9aYDQqDHvx
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 25, 2021
Despite their season record thus far, Detroit Lions fans still show up for their team every Thanksgiving Day and enthusiastically embrace the tradition:
It's been another long season for the Lions, but their fans are still embracing the tradition of playing on Thanksgiving, and they believe today is the day Detroit gets a win! #OnePride pic.twitter.com/omtOV0bway
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 25, 2021
The legendary John Madden shares the origin of the famous Thanksgiving Day “Turducken” in an exclusive preview from ALL MADDEN, the new original documentary premiering Christmas Day on FOX:
"You think about Thanksgiving football, the history, the tradition… and you think of John Madden."
Here's the history of the "Turducken" that John Madden started in this exclusive preview moment from ‘ALL MADDEN’, the new original documentary premiering Christmas Day on FOX. pic.twitter.com/bNj0aSiOVr
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 25, 2021
