The Facts:
The NFL Network will carry eight regular-season games in 2006, the New York Times and other media outlets reported Saturday. The league-owned network will carry Thursday and Saturday games, starting with the Redskins vs. the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, the Times reported, citing a senior league official.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The NFL currently has television deals with CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and DirecTV and had been negotiating with Comcast about the package that it will now show in its own network. The games will also be shown by local broadcasters in the markets where they are being played. The NFL Network currently has about 36 million cable subscribers.
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