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Mike Madden, son of legendary NFL icon on and off the field John Madden, joins "Good Morning Football" to discuss some of his favorite times around each Thanksgiving.

NBC's halftime programming for Thanksgiving will feature an extended feature highlighting the coaching legacy of John Madden, narrated by Andy Reid.

Madden, who went down in NFL history as a coach and broadcaster, was honoured during each of the three Thanksgiving games.

Every time we got together we talked about life, we talked about coaching and the magic of getting a team to work together to find greatness.” – Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid (who also narra

Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate family coming together, and the NFL has a full day of football scheduled. The NFL will celebrate the late John Madden during its tripleheader, airing a Madden Hallmark at the start of each broadcast.

The Chiefs quarterback is set to play in the first Thanksgiving Day game of his NFL career as well as his first game at AT&T Stadium, as unbelievable as that sounds. Mahomes has never played at Dallas' home stadium. It'll be extra special, as he grew up just two hours away and frequently attended Cowboys games as a kid.

We've reached Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season and the action kicks off with not one, not two, but three games on Thursday as it's Thanksgiving Day. The action begins with an NFC North clash between the Packers at Lions before moving to Dallas for a battle between the Chiefs and Cowboys.