Reggie Bush: NFL Games Are Like 'Car Crashes' And Thursday Games Don't Allow Needed Recovery Time

Reggie Bush: NFL Games Are 'Just Like Being In A Car Crash'
DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 27: Reggie Bush #21 of the Detroit Lions tries to get around the tackle of Brandon Carr #39 of the Dallas Cowboys during a fourth quarter run at Ford Field on October 27, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 31-30.(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 27: Reggie Bush #21 of the Detroit Lions tries to get around the tackle of Brandon Carr #39 of the Dallas Cowboys during a fourth quarter run at Ford Field on October 27, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 31-30.(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

The roster of NFL players taking issue with Thursday games just got a big-name recruit: Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush, reports CBS Detroit.

Several players have been weighing in on the NFL schedule that can give players only three-days' rest between games, Bush being the latest to express concern for player safety.

Bush told CBS Detroit, "I’m not a huge fan of it." He likened the hits absorbed during NFL games to "being in a car crash" and lamented that Thursday games do not allow enough time for players to recover.

Bush isn't alone. Houston Texans Duane Brown said of Thursday games, "It’s dangerous. It feels horrible," in an article on The MMQB of SI.com. Brown pointed at the NFL's increased attention on safety, charging "You talk about player safety, but you want to extend the season and add Thursday games? It’s talking out of both sides of your mouth."

Broncos guard Louis Vasquez said, "It’s a problem," and "some guys are asked to push through the pain." Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson suggested of the league office, "they don’t understand how your body feels."

CBS Sports reports 49ers wideout Anquan Boldin months ago said "I mean if [the NFL is] so concerned about player safety, then why do you have every team in the league playing on Thursday night when they just competed on a Sunday, knowing how difficult it is for guys to get back to being healthy after playing on Sunday?"

Not just players take issue with the schedule. Former Baltimore Ravens coach Bill Billick wrote for NFL.com, "We’re not supposed to say this aloud while we’re coaching, but I can say it now: Players and coaches mostly despise the Thursday games," and "it’s a physical ordeal for players to recover in time to strap on a helmet Thursday."

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