Patrick Mahomes speaks out in opposition to NFL’s ‘Thursday Evening Soccer’ change
Giants proprietor John Mara isn’t the one member of the NFL neighborhood voicing his displeasure over the brand new “Thursday Evening Soccer” guidelines.
On Tuesday, the identical day the league introduced that groups could be scheduled for 2 Thursday evening video games in a single season, Chiefs famous person quarterback Patrick Mahomes summed up his emotions on the matter in a single tweet.
In response to a report detailing the change, this 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl MVP posted the facepalm emoji, which is usually used to convey frustration.
The swift turnaround from Sunday to Thursday has lengthy been a difficulty, as restoration time between video games is basically lower in half.
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III stressed that point in a message Tuesday, when he spoke at size concerning the “ridiculous” change.
“The NFL is now permitting groups to have TWO Thursday Evening Soccer video games per 12 months. A league that constantly says it’s all about enhancing participant security continues to place the well being of its gamers in danger. Enjoying 1 recreation with solely 3 days relaxation isn’t sensible. Enjoying 2 is RIDICULOUS,” he wrote.
NFL linebacker Devon Kennard additionally chastised the transfer on social media.
“Two TNF video games is AWFUL for the gamers!” he posted.
Talking from the NFL homeowners’ conferences in Phoenix, Mara mentioned the transfer “ought to have been vetted” by each the Well being and Security committee and the Competitors Committee earlier than it was pushed by.
“In case you’re gonna add a second one, and it’s gonna be late within the season, when gamers’ our bodies are a bit of extra overwhelmed up and battered than they had been possibly earlier within the season, I feel we have to have a look at that,” mentioned Mara, who famous damage knowledge reveals one Thursday contest in a season doesn’t improve the possibilities of participant accidents.
“I feel this could have been vetted with the Well being and Security committee, it ought to have been vetted with the Competitors Committee and it wasn’t. They only tried to push it by.”
Mara additionally vehemently opposed the choice to flex Sunday video games to Thursday.