Chiefs' Justin Reid Blasts TNF Flex Scheduling Idea: 'Terrible for Player Safety'

Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid is not in favor of the NFL's new Thursday Night Football scheduling plan.

Justin Reid

Not to mention thousands of fans hard-earned money and planning being wasted by a snap change of the schedule

NFL owners this week approved a rule that teams can play up to two Thursday Night Football games per season. A proposal at the owners meetings to allow teams to be flexed to TNF any time from Weeks 14-17 with 15 days' notice was tabled.

Tom Pelissero

For clarity, the change would allow a team to play on TNF *on a short week* twice in a season.