Twitter Is Huddling Up for the 2018 NFL Season With 3 Livestreamed Shows

Hashtag-triggered emojis are available for all 32 teams

The 2018 National Football League season kicked off Thursday night, and Twitter marked the occasion by revealing details about livestreamed shows on its network from NFL Media and ESPN, as well as hashtag-triggered emojis for all 32 teams.

NFL Digital Media’s The Checkdown “football culture brand” will be expanded to a livestreamed show on Twitter Thursdays and Sundays from 7:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET.

The Checkdown will examine the buzziest NFL-related conversations taking place on social media during the week, with hosts including NFL Network host Colleen Wolfe, NFL Network analyst James Jones, comedian Megan Gailey and NFL Network analysts Michael Irvin, Steve Smith Sr.

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