The game of football is the most exciting sport to watch in America because of the physicality and the adrenaline rush when it comes down to the final seconds. Professional football originally was shown on Sunday's. Monday Night Football was introduced in the 1970s. Then Thursday night football started happening in the early 2000s. Now the viewers can watch football three days a week which improved a lot of streaming for different cable companies. The only flaw of having three football games a week is that it can be tiring for most NFL players. Sure the audience wants to see more games in a week, but they don't realize the pain and soreness they go through after merely one game.
Football players today are having second thoughts on banning the Thursday night games and stick to Mondays and Sundays instead. Seattle Seahawks quarterback, Richard Sherman, recently shared his criticism about Thursday night games after a 38-10 loss against the Packers on December 11. The Seahawks went on to face the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, December 15 which gave them fours days to recover from brutal hits. According to SB Nation, Sherman stated that his body feels about 50 to 60 percent on a Thursday night which is not enough energy. Sherman also stated that the team arrived in Seattle at about one in the morning on Monday which gave them at least three days of practice. Even though the 'hawks beat the Rams 24-3, this is still unsafe for the players' health because it can result in a serious injury.
Sherman has also expressed his hate toward Thursday nights on "The Players Tribune," where professional players mostly write on what they feel. Sherman named his column "Why I Hate Thursday Night Football." Sherman portrayed the NFL as "ludicrous" and "hypocritical." The reason why, is because the NFL is guaranteed to protect their players with limited injuries. Sherman then explains how an NFL player's week looks when preparing for another game. The week seems as if the athletes are barely recovering from pains and soreness by putting ice on their spotted pains and jumping into the cold and hot tub to get the body loose. The time when an NFL player is comfortable to wear pads and start hitting again are Saturdays. In this case, players are having limited recoveries from their last game when they are scheduled to play on Thursday.
Thursday night games should be limited because NFL players aren't as strong as people think. Their post games consist of pains and possible bruises. At first, it was exciting to watch Thursday night games, but we don't take into account the players' safety of their bodies. Let's hope the NFL can make a change for their players.
