NFL Network To Air "The Rich Eisen Thanksgiving Special" on Black Friday

This Friday, NFL Network airs a one-hour interview special featuring host Rich Eisen and a whole host of guests from entertainment and the NFL.

The main focus will be on actors who discuss their upcoming movie and TV projects. There will be familiar names like Bradley Cooper (The Hangover), John Slattery (Mad Men), Chris Tucker (Rush Hour), Rainn Wilson (The Office) and others. The special will also have two guests from the NFL, Denver Broncos legend John Elway and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

This special will air at 10 p.m. ET on NFL Network. So you can do your Black Friday running around and then relax and watch Rich’s Thanksgiving Special.

THE RICH EISEN THANKSGIVING SPECIAL TO AIR ON NFL NETWORK

Features Hollywood Stars Bradley Cooper, Chris Tucker, Rainn Wilson, John Slattery, Eric Stonestreet, and Hank Azaria
Interviews with NFL Hall-of-Fame Quarterback John Elway and Minnesota Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson Airs Friday, November 23 at 10:00 PM ET

NFL Network will air The Rich Eisen Thanksgiving Special on Friday, November 23 at 10:00 PM ET, featuring conversations with some of the biggest names in the world of sports and entertainment. Eisen, host of the Emmy-nominated NFL GameDay Morning pregame show and NFL Thursday Night Football, will delve into a variety of pop-culture subjects in a robust, spontaneous dialog with his guests.

Over one hour, The Rich Eisen Thanksgiving Special will expand beyond the prism of the NFL as it welcomes in some of Hollywood’s most notable names from both television and movies:

  • Actor and Philadelphia Eagles fan, Bradley CooperThe Hangover I and II, and currently starring in Silver Linings Playbook
  • Actor, comedian, and Atlanta Falcons fan Chris Tucker Rush Hour, Friday, and currently starring in Silver Linings Playbook
  • Actor and Seattle Seahawks fan Rainn Wilson – best known as Dwight Schrute from the TV series The Office
  • Actor and New England Patriots fan John Slattery – best known as Roger Sterling from the TV series Mad Men, and currently starring in In Our Nature
  • Actor and Kansas City Chiefs fan Eric Stonestreet – best known as Cameron Tucker from the TV series Modern Family
  • Actor Hank Azaria – will review history of the NFL on Thanksgiving as the one and only Legend in the Booth Jim Brockmire

The televised podcast will also feature prominent guests from the NFL:

  • Hall-of-Famer quarterback and current Denver Broncos Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway
  • The NFL’s current leading rusher, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson

There you have it.

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