14 hours Ago By Sarah Henderson
ormer Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback launched a harsh criticism of the NFL for caring more about generating more marketing space, regardless of whether it calls into question the health of the players, in reference to the two games that the league scheduled for Christmas Day, something that was not usual and caused teams such as the Kansas City Chiefs to play three games in a span of 11 days This accumulation of games causes greater wear and tear among players and increases the propensity for injury. To ease the situation a little, the scheduled the four teams that played on Christmas Day, in games held on Saturday 21, to give them an extra day of rest. However, with the schedule so tight, teams basically had no rest day between games and had very little time in their preparation routine to play on Wednesday In return, the league sold a new space to broadcast them exclusively, through , which broadcast its matches for the first time in history That's why 'Big Ben' raised his voice to defend his fellow professionals: He also stressed that the league must have other ways of making money, as subjecting players to such wear and tear is not fair to their careers "It's unfortunate.
There must be another way they can make more money and sort this out, this is not fair to the players. They talk about reducing injuries with rule changes, like the kickoff or banning the hip tackle, reducing concussions and they do this," he said And he added that for a professional NFL player, this type of wear and tear is not easy to recover from in such a short time, playing three games in two weeks. "Football is an extremely demanding sport.
I mean, there is no time for your body to recover and rest, the workload in that time does not allow it," he concluded. The NFL's business of presenting games on Wednesdays According to Forbes, the matchups the league has scheduled for Wednesday, with the hosting the and the Houston Texans hosting the Baltimore Ravens, represent an approximate $150 million in revenue for the league In return, will have played three games in 11 days between weeks 15 and 17: they played on Sunday, December 15, Saturday, December 21 and Wednesday, December 25..
