Fans Debate After Amazon Reveals Newly Designed Football Exclusively For Thursday Night Football

Amazon’s exclusive Thursday Night Football is causing all kinds of debate.

Amazon’s Thursday Night Football officially begins on September 15th with an AFC West matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The NFL will have a streaming partner for the very first time to exclusively show live NFL games throughout the season. As the landscape with how we watch NFL games continues to change, another change may or may not be the football itself.

On their social media accounts, Amazon announced that they collaborated with Wilson and the NFL to create a football “exclusively for Thursday Night Football.”

What they don’t say is if the football will actually be in play during Thursday night games.

Check out the newly designed football below:

The game has changed.

Introducing a @WilsonFootball x @PrimeVideo x @NFL collaboration: A new ball engineered EXCLUSIVELY for Thursday Night Football. #TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/iS5WAIfazT

— NFL On Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) August 30, 2022

Amazon claims this new football is “faster,” “more aerodynamic,” and has “better grip.”

Russell Wilson dropped a video showing exactly how the new football looks.

Watch below:

Heat coming from this new Prime ball on Thursday nights 🔥 … New team. New ball. New season. Let’s Ride! #TNFonPrime @NFLonPrime @WilsonFootball pic.twitter.com/q6v9RvY8Zk

— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) August 30, 2022

Jerry Rice also showed off the new pigskin:

Have you seen this new Prime ball? Can’t wait to see it in action on @NFLonPrime. #TNFonPrime https://t.co/bkpkCVHw6H

— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) August 31, 2022

Matthew Stafford is able to throw the new ball 100 yards:

Matthew Stafford casually throwing the new Prime ball 100 yards 🤯

(via matthewstafford / IG) | #TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/bsoG6wUwde

— NFL On Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) August 30, 2022

Justin Herbert was also promoting the new football:

Justin Herbert might throw for 500 yards on Thursdays with the new Prime ball 👀

(via justinherbert / IG) | #TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/9vR1ZPx4lQ

— NFL On Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) August 30, 2022

Of course fans quickly started a debate whether or not the ball is actually going to be used.

Is this… real? https://t.co/oCrPh5PAZg

— Christian Esparza (@CEsparzaSports) August 30, 2022

Hey @jimrome you seen this prime ball yet? Maybe Brady is sad because the NFL stole his deflation scheme. https://t.co/I796SSI5bs

— Kaminsky SZN #FrankTheTank (@cppilgram) August 30, 2022

This is genius marketing, they're not actually using this ball. https://t.co/YBP9eiI3A6

— Spencer N. Schultz (@ravens4dummies) August 30, 2022

niggas said only QBs that are used to playing on TNF will use this ball😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/k5biMxB0Ag

— chin (@chinsolitary) August 30, 2022

Y’all deadass ? https://t.co/mrWM50oKIO

— the artist formerly known as Chefboyareed (@Chefboyareed) August 30, 2022

aint no way this sh!t gon b used during games https://t.co/ksSPaawPQE

— T Beezy (@t_bizzle124) August 30, 2022

r u serious? https://t.co/FFGQXuFBhe

— Caleb❗️❗️ (@TwtTOSvsCaleb) August 30, 2022

Of course the competition committee would first have to approve the use of any new ball, and as far as we can tell, they haven’t done so.

But it’s a super fantastic marketing campaign for Thursday Night Football.

And I definitely want one for the beach.

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