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The league plans for the Thanksgiving tribute to Madden to be an annual event starting Nov. 24 when there will be special segments on all three broadcasts by CBS, Fox and NBC dedicated to Madden.

Madden joined ABC’s “Monday Night Football” in 2002 before Madden and Gaudelli moved to NBC for the start of “Sunday Night Football” in 2006.