SANTA CLARA — 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman will suit up and start on Thursday night against the Cardinals in Arizona, but he’d rather not.
Sherman, an outspoken critic of Thursday Night Football, doesn’t believe his teammates or opponents should be subjected to playing in the middle of the week.
“Guys coming off Sunday games, sometimes Sunday night games, playing on Thursday is still just a terrible turnaround,” Sherman said Tuesday. “Guys have gotten it done and obviously guys have gotten hurt during those games. But I don’t have a great solution for you.”
Sherman, 31, recognizes that Thursday night games have become standard in the NFL, but that doesn’t mean he’s willing to accept their permanence.