The Thanksgiving game between Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers has been postponed. As per a statement from NFL, the game will now be played on Sunday at 1:15 PM EST (11:45 PM IST). The reason was cited as coronavirus issues, for which the Ravens stated that they have disciplined a staff member. Fans and some players expressed disappointment over the move, upset over a prime-time Thanksgiving game being postponed.
Players were unhappy with the move, as JuJu Smith-Schuster and Eric Ebron took to Twitter to express their disappointment. “First the NFL takes away our bye week because another team can’t get their Covid situation together, now they take away our Thanksgiving primetime game for the same reason,” wrote the Steelers wide receiver, while Ebron cursed while tagging NFL.
Mike Hilton, Chase Claypool and Devin Hodges were other players who reacted on social media. We appreciate the NFL for its diligence in working closely with us to ensure the well-being of players, coaches and staff from both the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers organizations,” read the team’s statement. They added that protecting a team and community’s health and safety is of “utmost importance”. The team will move forward with help from medical experts, resuming preparations for Sunday.
