Overview
- Gruden used Barstool Sports' The Shred Line on Monday to call for the league to dump Thursday games, citing unfair conditions for players and coaches.
- His remarks followed a widely panned matchup that Denver won 10-7 over Las Vegas, a game described as having more penalties than first downs.
- He argued that short-week turnarounds leave teams with inadequate preparation and recovery time for a prime-time stage.
- Amazon holds exclusive Thursday Night Football rights in an agreement reported at roughly $1 billion per year through the 2033 season.
- There is no indication of an NFL policy change, and Commissioner Roger Goodell said in 2023 that league data did not show a higher injury rate on Thursdays.