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Quarterback: Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League
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“Thursday night football games exist for the sole purpose of making more money for the owners. In 2017 CBS and NBC paid a combined $100 million for Thursday night rights. In 2018 that number jumped to a staggering $500 million from Fox.
That's why it doesn't matter how many doctors, trainers, coaches, or players come forward to talk about how difficult it is for teams to turn around and play two games in four days - the Thursday night games aren't going away.
"There are weeks where it might be Wednesday before you feel like you can walk pain free, much less play football," Smith said. "Some guys who would be ready to play Sunday can't make it by Thursday. It means you get very little prep - of course that's the same for both teams. Still, it's rough."
It's rougher for the road team of course, because it has to travel on Wednesday. The issue isn't so much unfairness-everyone plays one Thursday game a year-as the potential danger for players trying to play when they're hurt and really shouldn't be playing.
Doesn't matter. Money talks, and NFL owners, who make more money than any other owners in sports, laugh their way to the bank while their players hobble back onto the field.”
― Quarterback: Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League
That's why it doesn't matter how many doctors, trainers, coaches, or players come forward to talk about how difficult it is for teams to turn around and play two games in four days - the Thursday night games aren't going away.
"There are weeks where it might be Wednesday before you feel like you can walk pain free, much less play football," Smith said. "Some guys who would be ready to play Sunday can't make it by Thursday. It means you get very little prep - of course that's the same for both teams. Still, it's rough."
It's rougher for the road team of course, because it has to travel on Wednesday. The issue isn't so much unfairness-everyone plays one Thursday game a year-as the potential danger for players trying to play when they're hurt and really shouldn't be playing.
Doesn't matter. Money talks, and NFL owners, who make more money than any other owners in sports, laugh their way to the bank while their players hobble back onto the field.”
― Quarterback: Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League
