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Former NFL player Keith Bulluck on the impact of Thursday night games on players’ careers.
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-- I'm told the Minnesota Vikings will fit right in Tampa Bay Buccaneers doesn't life -- knew this season there is with us tonight game every week.
That's good for the NFL network which as the -- got that good for revenues understood.
But it means playing -- -- three days rest which may not be great for plant safety.
Joining us now is Keith Bullock he played eleven years in the NFL with the titans and the -- first -- -- case and name wrong I do apologize.
Appreciates you are correct yeah and -- and that's something.
Have you ever been interviewed by an englishman Paul and not having and then before I came in and out known errors because my first time I mean skewed saying -- today.
-- of their but I can keep up with.
To songs you know and know nothing about cultural -- would -- -- do you really think that -- Thursday night game one every week if it's a safety issue.
It could definitely turning to a -- -- who from the standpoint that.
If you play game on Sunday -- only -- three days to recover in the and you go right back on the field on Thursday so hum for younger -- it could be easier.
Four and older player it could be harder because it takes some longer for your muscles to have to heal and get back up soon.
To -- there's no way.
NFL players are at a gonna stall this -- is far too much money involved -- best bet -- to extract more money from the Otis for playing those -- getting some money out of it.
I imagine that happening on -- -- is there a recent poll done on school legends and and interviewed.
300.
Parent and former players about -- -- There's a games and a lot of players really.
They know that it's not go for their body but at the same time.
That's what the sport demands that's -- -- job demands and me personally I feel that each individual that's in the NFL you have a choice to play professional football.
Or you can get another job and I don't think a lot of people who have this opportunity.
So to play again that they love done since childhood in its very lucrative would pass that opportunity.
He can you can't -- month.
I am from Baghdad regularly you know very very go to my finances.
You know that was something you know the way I grew up I -- really come from having a lot of money so I knew once I got my.
My first check I was blessed -- on draft picks that in my signing -- thing.
I always knew that that my name probably get me through my life another opportunity to sign get a multi million dollar deal and great.
You didn't you didn't spend -- on building -- -- things you know I asked the question is I'm looking at a watch that you way.
My presidential.
-- And a potential Roland I mean that's my gift that my retirement gift to you if you Smart what you -- you can do things like that you know that on Fifth Avenue go away.
While almost drove up off my brother off Fifth Avenue Brooklyn.
-- get serious question.
I want to raise the issue -- -- gentleman named Jared -- -- and you're gonna chemicals and a six foot nine.
335.
Pounds runs real fast.
Now that's a safety issue is not meet that man is giant he can run real do you get hit by that guy.
If you don't know there's a safety issue average you see him coming into that seemed to go away you know.
-- -- In but in the include this sort of the full contact sports so there's got to be safety issues all the way around -- -- the NFL is doing great job to bring awareness to it obviously there's a concussion issues and there are other issues.
Other than just simply concussions in your body goes to the Wear and carry me being someone who is retired.
In my second year.
To I worry about the lingering effects not yet clearly now a human becoming a great saved not necessarily now but maybe 5678.
Years from now.
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