But how did the Turkey Leg Award start? This all started with the late, great NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden. During the 1989 Thanksgiving game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas ...

When it comes to Thanksgiving Day ... The late, great NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden loved turkey. In fact, he loved it so much that he was largely responsible for introducing turduckens ...

There are countless NFL memories we'll all have from Thanksgiving, but when you think of the late John ... and turkey that gives eaters a taste of each. It was over two decades ago that Madden ...

John Madden’s love of football and family ... In keeping with other Madden Thanksgiving traditions, NBC will award turkey legs to the game’s most valuable players and turduckens to the winning ...

As the league has done for the past two seasons, the NFL will honor John Madden in each of the three games. The legendary coach-turned-broadcaster was synonymous with the holiday, ...

Madden jersey patches will be worn by all six teams playing on Turkey Day ... and Lions always play on Thanksgiving? A look back at the history The story of John Madden's legendary turducken ...

Madden and his crew would then award turkeys, turduckens, and turkey drumsticks to the winning teams. The NFL has since dubbed it's Thanksgiving Day games the "John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration ...

The John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration began in 2022 ... where they’ll present turducken to the winning team and turkey legs to the game MVPs. And that will come from a former Packer and ...

FRISCO - Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season brought us three Thanksgiving games ... the NFL honored the late John Madden in each of the three games. Madden, who passed away at age 85 exactly three ...