Two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger said the NFL is strapped for money and is willing to risk player injuries by scheduling so many games during the Christmas season.
The Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, and Pittsburgh Steelers all played on Dec. 21, then suit up again on Dec. 25 for a special Christmas Day game on Netflix. I came.
Roethlisberger is a former Steelers quarterback who wasn't too happy with the schedule his former team had.
“It's tragic,” the 42-year-old began. “It's a shame that the league would do something like this. This just shows that it's all about money, and this is unfair to the players, so the way to solve this problem is to make more money. ”
On his podcast “channel 7'' Roethlisberger quoted Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes commenting on the rough schedule a few weeks ago.
“It doesn't feel good,” Mahomes said. mirror. “You never want to play this many games in such a short amount of time. It's not good for your body. But at the end of the day, it's your job, it's your profession. You come to work and do it. I have to.”
Mahomes was playing a grueling 11-day stint in Cleveland. December 15th before returning to Kansas City. host the texans And on Christmas day he played in pittsburgh. The Chiefs won all three games.
The quarterback said he tried to prepare “all year” for this special period of play to prevent injuries, but Roethlisberger said that element was clearly ignored by the NFL. .
“There is no time to rest and stay healthy.”
Roethlisberger questioned why the league would force star players to play three games in such a short period of time, citing kickoff changes, no tackles and concussion protocols.
“There's no time to get healthy and rest,” Roethlisberger continued. “None of us are healthy this time of year anyway, we're always beat up, we're never 100%… our bodies aren't healing fast enough, and now we're asking these guys to go out and play and have each other.” I'm asking you to punch each other.'' It's a shame. ”
The disappointed former quarterback reiterated that the move was “obviously a financial one for the NFL,” and even though he knew it, he doubted he or other players would continue to follow suit. I admitted something.
“I feel sorry for the players and sometimes during the holidays you just want to be at home with your family. It's tough.”
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