The Kelsey Brothers Love Thursday night football

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Eagles' Kelce: Anti-TNF players are 'just looking to make headlines' May 28 5/28/2023 7:58:20 PM | More Jason Kelce is offering up a strong defense of Thursday Night Football in light of criticism over its new flex scheduling, Daniel Valente of theScore reports. Kelce and his brother, Travis, said on their "New Heights" podcast that they're "huge" fans of TNF despite player safety concerns. The Philadelphia Eagles center, in particular, argued that Thursday night games allow for a longer recovery period. "I am all for games being played on Thursdays because that means we have walkthroughs during the middle of the week and we don't practice and then we get three days off after the game," Jason said. He continued: "It's not about laziness. It's about helping my legs recover and getting fresh. Players that are anti-Thursday night games are just looking to make headlines. There's no f-----g chance anybody with half a brain cell is against Thursday night games." The NFL recently approved flex scheduling for TNF during Weeks 13-17 this season. Teams will need to be notified at least 28 days in advance if they're flexed. They also can't play more than two Thursday night games per season. Despite ire over the potential disruption to fans' travel plans and the consequences of players playing two games in a short time period, Jason says he's a fan of the new flex scheduling because he enjoys "good football." "Thursday night is one of the few nights that I get to watch football and just enjoy it as a fan," Jason noted. "Let's get some good friggin matchups." Don't forget to follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/theredzoneorg Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/Theredzone.org

[NoDakIggle]

Doesn’t look like any Eagle games are ideal setups for a Thursday night flex.

[Eagle60]

Well you never know but I agree with Kelsey. I enjoy Thursday nights and as he points out it's not that big a deal to play. In fact thursday night games cover the over about 75% of the time so I don't think it affects offensive much.

[musicman]

When I retire I might enjoy Sunday night , Monday night and Thursday night games. But getting up at 430 after watching a game till damn near Midnite sucks ass

[Eaglebreath]

When I retire I might enjoy Sunday night , Monday night and Thursday night games. But getting up at 430 after watching a game till damn near Midnite sucks ass

I'm with you there. I work a rotating schedule, so it's hit or miss for me, but still, to be quite honest, I hate the primetime games. Give me a 1 o'clock game on Sunday afternoon. Cocktails at noon, watch the game, get lit up. Watch the 4:30 game if ya want. Have some dinner. Maybe watch the first half of the night game. In bed, up early feeling great. Having to get up early for work the next day completely sucks the fun out of the night games.