Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate has heard players' concerns in regard to Thursday Night Football. In fact, he understands them. At the same time, the former Notre Dame Fighting Irish talent really loves himself a good game played on Thanksgiving day.

“Over the last few years I’ve felt pretty good going into that week and personally I love the thought of playing on a Thursday, at home for sure,” Tate said to PFT Live. “It’s a chance for me to have all my family come out, watch the ball game, go home, finish up cooking the Thanksgiving dinner, eating, spending more time with them and then watching more football. So for me I love it. I look forward to it every year. But I do understand Richard Sherman’s perspective on this, it is tough on our bodies and it can catch up to you here and there. But I’ve been blessed to be healthy going into that game.”

This makes sense from a non-football perspective. Golden Tate is talking about how Thanksgiving games provide him and his family a chance to be around each other in a special environment. It is pretty clear here that he isn't talking about what the injury factor of a Thursday Night Football game is or isn't.

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What are your guys' thoughts on Thursday Night Football? I am pretty sure we are all OK with a once a year Thanksgiving day game, but are we at all concerned with the health of guys continuously playing on short rest due to the games played on Thursday evenings?

Also, are the Lions good or bad or awful?