NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell insisted "a lot of players" don't mind playing midweek games as the league ponders adding flex scheduling to Thursday Night Football, which could mean teams play more than one midweek game per season.
"They love the 10 days afterwards," Goodell said of players' attitudes toward playing on Thursday. "In fact, they call it a mini-bye. So, there's benefits on that side. You have different views, you want to consider all of them. Players have different views, coaches have different views. We have to try to balance all that.