The NFL could have their flex scheduling could expand to Monday Night Football games as well.
According to a report from Sports Business Journal, the NFL has asked teams for feedback on the “prospect of radically expanding flex scheduling, including the possibility of moving games from Sunday to Monday in mid-season”
Per the report:
Before the holidays, league executives posed an open-ended question to teams: How much flexing could they handle? How much advance notice would teams need if broadcasters wanted to switch a Sunday afternoon game to “Monday Night Football?” What if every week of the season were opened to flexing?
Any flex scheduling changes would not take effect until new media rights deals kick in, starting with the 2023 season. Even though the NFL has not started formal negotiations with any networks, ESPN has let it be known that it wants to incorporate flexible scheduling as part of a new “Monday Night Football” deal.
ESPN has been a big proponent of this idea and has told the league it would put Monday Night Football back on ABC if the league allows flex scheduling.
