The NFL continues the tradition of honoring John Madden on Thanksgiving

Millions of Americans welcomed John Madden into their homes on Thanksgiving during his long career as the NFL’s most popular broadcaster, and Madden will once again be remembered by the league and its broadcast partners on Thanksgiving this year.

The Bears-Lions game on CBS, the Giants-Cowboys game on Fox and the Dolphins-Packers game on NBC all begin with this videowhere Madden says, “There’s no place I’d rather be today on Thanksgiving than right here, right now, at a football game.”

Players on all six teams will wear Madden patches on their jerseys, and the coin used for the pregame coin toss will feature Madden’s silhouette as “heads” and his famous turduck as “tails.”

The MVP for each of the three games will receive a Madden trophy and will select a high school or youth football program that will receive a $10,000 donation from the NFL Foundation. Items from the three games will also be auctioned off with proceeds going to the John Madden Foundation for the youth of Oakland.

Madden called 20 Thanksgiving games during his radio career and famously awarded turkey legs to the players who impressed him the most on each Thanksgiving day.