The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day and ends in December or early January. It consists of 256 games, where each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday night or Saturday.

1. Traditionally, the majority of each week's NFL games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night.
When did the NFL add Thursday night games to the season?

2. How does Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush view Thursday games?

3. What did Pro Bowl tackle Duane Brown of the Houston Texans say about adding Thursday night games?

4. How do coaches view Thursday games, according to former Baltimore Ravens head coach Brian Billick and Lions head coach Jim Schwartz?

5. What important piece of information is missing from this news report?

6. a) Are the players unreasonable for opposing Thursday games? Explain your answer.
b) How do you view the NFL's decision to add Thursday games, considering the fact that players and coaches do not like them, but that they generate a lot more money? Explain your answer.

7. The average NFL player makes $1.9 million a year, with an average career span of 4 years. Is the physical toll on a player's body worth it? Explain your answer.