NFL, NBC will yield for McCain speech

March 25, 2008 The NFL and NBC likely will move up the time of the league's September season opener so it won't conflict with presidential nominee John McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. While the NFL has yet to announce its schedule for the 2008 season, it's apparently not going to shy away from having its season opener on the scheduled day, with the game likely featuring the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. So, the NFL and NBC have agreed in principle to have the kickoff at 7 p.m. EDT instead of the traditional 8:30 p.m. That would mean, except in the event of an overtime, that the game would end before NBC's expected one hour of convention coverage for the night.

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