Matthew Slater star performer of New England Patriots has shown his disappointment because he would have to play a game on Thursday night even after already having played Sunday.
Slater slammed the NFL on Tuesday, saying Thursday games “don’t fit under the umbrella of player safety.”
“You could be 22 years old — it’s [still] tough. Player safety, player health? This doesn’t fit into that as far as I’m concerned,” Slater told reporters, as per a news publisher.
Slater added: “I know we’ve had a lot of discussions about it as a union. I know it’s a good product as far as the consumers are concerned, and the fans enjoy these Thursday night products. But I think when you talk about the rigors of playing in an NFL game, and then what it takes to recover and be able to do it again the following week, to do a Sunday-to-Thursday turnaround is tough. It doesn’t fit under the umbrella of player safety as far as I’m concerned. But you guys know that — I’ve said that every year.”
Slater said that the Thursday night game at Gillette Stadium would not be tough as he is going to get some rest before the game.
Thursday’s game against the New York Giants will be their third in 12 days. After this game, they do not have a game until Monday night against the New York Jets.
