Kelce brothers love Thursday NFL games, question players who don't

Not everybody is a fan of Thursday night NFL games, and the league's decision to allow teams to play multiple Thursday games during the season (including the potential for flex games) has drawn some criticism. 

But do you know who does love "Thursday Night Football"?

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jason Kelce.

The two discussed that topic on their podcast this week and spoke glowingly of Thursday night games and the league's decision to allow for flex games.

The biggest objection from players when it comes to Thursday games is the short week and quick turnaround from Sunday games, and how it can lead to more injuries with the lack of rest.

Jason argued the short week is one of his favorite things about it because it cuts down on practice time and they have more time off (an additional three days) after the games.  

“I am all for games being played on Thursdays because that means we have walk-throughs during the middle of the week and we don’t practice and then we get three days off after the game,” Jason said. “Players that are anti–Thursday night games are just looking to make headlines. There’s no f----- chance anybody with half a brain cell is against Thursday night games.”

“I’m a huge fan of them even later in the season too,” Travis added.

Of course, one of the downsides to Thursday games from a fan's perspective is that lack of practice time as those games tend to be sloppier than games played with normal rest. 

It also creates a huge disadvantage for road teams given that they lose even more preparation time so they can travel to the game. 

The NFL is trying to boost the appeal of Thursday night games after signing a lucrative broadcast deal with Amazon. That is why you are seeing a push to get better matchups and flex matchups. Flexing late-season games from Sunday to Thursday does create an entirely different set of issues for fans who purchase tickets, especially those planning on traveling to games.

As inconvenient as they might be, the harsh reality is the NFL is going to cater to money. In the case of Amazon and "Thursday Night Football," a lot of money.