The Facts:
The NFL’s Thursday night season opener will match the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. The Super Bowl winner traditionally hosts the game. The Redskins’ participation was confirmed by a person familiar with the NFL schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league has not announced it.
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The highlight games of the NFL’s first weekend will be officially announced Monday during league meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. The rest of the schedule will be announced later next month. ... For what it's worth, the opener is now scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT on Sept. 4 -- the concluding night of the Republican convention -- and will be televised by NBC. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the NFL is talking with the network about starting an hour-and-a-half earlier to avoid clashing with the convention.
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