President’s acceptance speech prompts shift of Giants’ NFL opener

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 28, 2012 | 3 Comments

Candidate Barack Obama said he could get the sea levels to drop. As President of the United States, now he can get the NFL to move an all-important game.
The new NFL Kickoff contest has been shifted from its traditional Thursday date to Wednesday, Sept. 5, so as to avoid a conflict with the President’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.
The Super Bowl champion New York Giants will host the 8:30 p.m. game on NBC against an opponent still to be determined.

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