The NFL announced that teams can now play up to two «Thursday Night Football» games per season.
The idea of playing on days other than Sunday has always been a hot topic among owners and players because it means less recovery time for players between games.
«Thursday night football» has become a fixture in the NFL, but Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes doesn’t seem to be a big fan of playing multiple Thursday games per week. the night.
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The Mahomes quote tweeted with a simple emoji about the report on Thursday night’s change.
Former NFL quarterback and current analyst Robert Griffin III responded to Mahomes, saying, «So much for player safety.»
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league did not see an increase in injuries from «Thursday Night Football» and that the league did not choose Amazon, the streaming platform that hosts «Thursday Night Football,» over the safety of the players.
«I don’t think we’re putting Amazon above our players… The data doesn’t show a higher injury rate,» Goodell said via Ari Meirov.
One of the most controversial injuries in the league occurred on «Thursday Night Football» last season when Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a gruesome concussion after being thrown onto the turf. He admitted to not remembering the moment medical personnel carried him off the field on a stretcher and transported him to a hospital.
The Dolphins were under investigation because, on the previous Sunday against the Bills, Tagovailoa was hit and appeared to have a concussion. But he completed that game with the Dolphins, claiming his back problems caused him to wobble during the game.
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With team schedules yet to be released for the 2023 season, players will be anxiously waiting to see if they will play more than one Thursday game.