If Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown had his way, Monday Night Football would become a thing of the past.
While talking with DraftKings Reignmakers, Brown talked about how Monday night games can throw off the needed recovery time between NFL contests.
Professional football has been played on Monday nights since the 1960s, but having one less day to recover hinders the entire healing process, according to Brown.
“It most definitely does,” Brown said when asked how shorter weeks can impact the recovery players go through game to game. “It’s a short week, and then right after the game, you only have a certain amount of time… for your body to recover, and [a short week] speeds up the process.
“That adds on, wear and tear with practice and more stuff… You know, the Monday night games, I think they should take it off. I know it’s cool, everybody watching you on Monday night, but the turnaround after that is a lot difficult, especially if you leave the game a little banged up.”
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It’s hard to argue with Brown’s logic, as Monday and Thursday night games do put roadblocks in the path of NFL players getting on consistent recovery plans from Sunday to Sunday.
However, with the way weeknight NFL games attract an audience and make money, they’re most likely here to stay for the time being.
