Goodell: NFL to play Thursday games Weeks 2-15
Commissioner says NFL Network will air 13 games in 2012 season
Published On: Feb 03 2012 01:10:04 PM EST
Mike Blake / Reuters
The NFL will take a more prominent role on Thursdays.
Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Friday that NFL Network will air 13 games in the upcoming 2012 NFL season.
The network, which currently airs eight games a season, will begin its coverage in Week 2.
"We think that's great for the fans ... and that's great for the network," Goodell said at his annual state of the NFL news conference on Friday.
Goodell also noted that while he'd love for the NFL to have a team in Los Angeles, there has been no talk of expanding the league to 34 clubs.
There are two current proposals to build a new stadium in the suburban Los Angeles area.
Los Angeles is the nation's second largest media market.
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