On Monday mornings following the Super Bowl, 17.2 million employees in the United States call into work or use a vacation day. Economically, the country suffers. 

This begs the question: Why not make the Monday following the Super Bowl a national holiday?

Because there could be too many complications with this idea.

While there are benefits, such as giving workers who stayed up late to watch the end of the game time to rest and recover, companies would lose even more money, which is currently about $4 billion, by staying closed due to the additional holiday. 

Here’s a better solution: Instead  of making the Monday after the Super Bowl an additional  holiday, the NFL could move the season back one week and align the Super Bowl with President’s Day, which is already recognized as a national holiday. This would change little about the schedule, and it wouldn’t ruin any “traditions,” such as Thanksgiving games. 

I understand not everyone watches the Super Bowl, or stays up late , but 60 percent of the United States watches the game. That’s a significant number of people, and the Super Bowl is a national tradition.

So make the season align with Presidents Day and save companies millions and workers the hassle of burning a sick day.