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    The NFL owners voted to allow teams to play two Thursday Night Football games per season, despite opposition from some players and teams. Twenty-nine teams voted in favor while three voted against and two abstained. Ratings for Thursday Night Football declined 22% in 2022 due to some unappealing matchups and some fans not having Amazon Prime Video, which paid $1 billion for streaming rights. Players like Patrick Mahomes and George Kittle expressed frustration with the physical toll of playing on short rest. The controversy shows the NFL prioritizes revenue over player health and recovery.

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    The NFL owners voted to allow teams to play two Thursday Night Football games per season, despite opposition from some players and teams. Twenty-nine teams voted in favor while three voted against and two abstained. Ratings for Thursday Night Football declined 22% in 2022 due to some unappealing matchups and some fans not having Amazon Prime Video, which paid $1 billion for streaming rights. Players like Patrick Mahomes and George Kittle expressed frustration with the physical toll of playing on short rest. The controversy shows the NFL prioritizes revenue over player health and recovery.

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    The NFL owners voted to allow teams to play two Thursday Night Football games per season, despite opposition from some players and teams. Twenty-nine teams voted in favor while three voted against and two abstained. Ratings for Thursday Night Football declined 22% in 2022 due to some unappealing matchups and some fans not having Amazon Prime Video, which paid $1 billion for streaming rights. Players like Patrick Mahomes and George Kittle expressed frustration with the physical toll of playing on short rest. The controversy shows the NFL prioritizes revenue over player health and recovery.

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    Thursday Night Football Controversy

    By Jorden Hampton April 4, 2023

    NFL owners agreed to allow teams to play two Thursday Night games during the season. NFL

    Network Reporter Tom Pelissero shared the news after the change occurred.

    Thursday Night Football has been a hot topic in the NFL. The conversation about Thursday

    Night Football continued during the annual league meeting in Phoenix.

    Twenty-nine NFL teams voted to have teams play two Thursday Night Games. The Chicago

    Bears, Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants voted against it. The Carolina Panthers and

    Denver Broncos did not vote.

    According to the Sports Business Journal, there was a 22 percent decline in viewership during

    the 2022 season. Some matchups did not appeal to NFL fans. Thursday Night Football moved

    to Amazon Prime Video and some fans don't have the streaming service. Amazon pays the NFL

    $1 billion for streaming rights.

    NFL players are not happy with the news regarding Thursday Night Football. Kansas City Chiefs

    Quarterback Patrick Mahomes shared his frustration on Twitter. Kansas City voted for multiple

    Thursday Night Football games. Kansas City plays a lot of primetime games because of the

    team's popularity.

    San Francisco 49er's Tight End George Kittle shared his discontent on Theo Von's YouTube

    Show. Kittle said, "I'm in multiple car accidents every Sunday." Kittle puts his body on the line
    and takes his recovery time seriously. Kittle said," If I'm not doing football, I'm

    recovering." Kittle said it is harder to recover when the 49ers play games on the East Coast.

    Playing Thursday Night games is psychically taxing for players. Players don't have a lot of time

    to recover and are expected to play well four days later.

    The controversy with Thursday Night Football shows what the NFL is really about. The NFL is a

    billion-dollar industry. The NFL wants its money and uses Thursday Night Football to gain

    revenue. Players get caught in the crosshairs and are subjected to the NFL's rules.

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