Christmas Day used to be the exclusive domain of the NBA. In recent years, the NFL has invaded that territory and decided to hold multiple games on Christmas Day. This has increased the NFL's revenue, but former Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger isn't happy at all.
“It's pathetic. It's a shame that the league would do something like this. This just shows that it's all about money and it's unfair to the players, so this is a way for them to make more money.” This is a way to make money and solve this problem,” Roethlisberger said. said “You want to talk about injuries and making the game safer, changing the kickoff rules, preventing hip-drop tackles and concussions, this and that, and you're going to make a man out of it.” Probably the most violent game in the world, We will play 3 games in 11 days. That means you don't have time to get healthy and rest. ”
The Christmas game itself isn't that big of a deal. Importantly, the teams that played last Saturday (Steelers, Chiefs, Ravens, Texans) must play again on Wednesday. Those teams will have to play back on January 5th, making the total three games in 11 days.
Roethlisberger is not alone in his criticism. Chiefs QB Pat Mahomes also recently indicated that he doesn't like this schedule.
“It doesn't feel good,” Mahomes told reporters. “You would never want to play this amount of games in such a short amount of time. It's not good for you. But at the end of the day, it's your job, it's your profession. You have to come and do it.”
