Which former Penn State players are in action on the NFL's Thanksgiving Day schedule?

Happy Thanksgiving, Penn State fans! The newsstand for Nov. 27 includes a look at the Lions alums who are playing in the NFL today, headlines of the day, and more.

Three pro football games are on the Thanksgiving Day docket. Here’s a look at the time and TV info for each, plus the Penn State connections:

Noon ET – Detroit (+2.5) at Green Bay – FOX

Micah Parsons is back in the Turkey Day spotlight with his new team. After playing on this particular Thursday for years in Dallas, he will now do so in Green Bay. He and teammate Rasheed Walker take on the Lions in a pivotal NFC North showdown to kick off a day of games.

4:30 p.m. ET – Kansas City at Dallas (+3.5) – CBS

There are two former Penn State players in this game. However, only one of them might play on Thursday. Hunter Nourzad is a backup offensive lineman for the Chiefs. However, he is playing exclusively on special teams so far this season. Cowboys running back Miles Sanders, on the other hand, is on injured reserve and out for the rest of the season.

8:20 p.m. ET – Cincinnati (+7) at Baltimore – NBC

Mitchell Tinsley and Mike Gesicki are on the Bengals’ roster. Tinsley has had a good stretch of games. And, Gesicki is back in action for the second straight week after a lengthy absence due to injury. Jordan Stout punts for the Ravens and is among the league’s best at his position. He is joined on the team by fellow Penn State alums Adisa Isaac and Amani Oruwariye, who are on the injured reserve list and practice squad, respectively.

The rest of today’s newsstand is below.

Penn State headlines of the day

Penn State makes in-home visit with key commit as signing day approaches: Snyder, BWI

Buzzworthy: Six weeks in, Penn State’s coaching search takes next steps: Bauer, BWI

3 questions for Penn State wrestling amid its first off week of the 2025-2026 season: Pickel, BWI

Penn State commit Terry Wiggins adds official visit elsewhere before signing day: Snyder, BWI

Top ACC coach reacts to James Franklin joining the conference: ‘He’s a winner’: Connelly, PennLive

Quote of the day

“They’re pumping the running backs with runs that good running backs like that are good at. It’s pretty simple. They have a young quarterback who’s gotten a lot better each week.

“Literally, you can see his development over the weeks he’s played. When you have those backs and you have a young quarterback, I think they’re doing exactly what most coaches would do. It’s helping them out.”

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano on the PSU offense.