It’s always interesting when holidays fall in the middle of the week.
Sometimes people make the most out of it and turn the festivities into one whole long weekend, other times people just accept the gift of an off day in the middle of normal routine.
July 4th is one of the last hurrahs specifically for NFL players because later this month they’ll report to training camp and begin a grind that (hopefully) won’t end until right before Valentine’s Day. It’s a long time to have your breath under water so to speak, so some people celebrate with one last big gulp of air.