{"id":12672,"date":"2024-12-20T08:07:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T08:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=12672"},"modified":"2024-12-20T08:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T08:07:05","slug":"deandre-hopkins-calls-out-nfl-amid-chiefs-grueling-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=12672","title":{"rendered":"DeAndre Hopkins Calls Out NFL Amid Chiefs’ Grueling Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Chiefs are one of four teams playing three games in 10 days.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins \/ Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images<\/div>\n
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The Kansas City Chiefs are one of four NFL teams in the middle of a stretch that sees them playing three games in just 10 days. Along with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, the Chiefs will play games on Dec. 15, Dec. 21, and Dec. 25.<\/p>\n

After all four teams played Week 15 games on Sunday, they will play games on back-to-back short weeks. They face their Week 16 opponent on Saturday, before having just four days before taking on another opponent the following Wednesday, on\u00a0Christmas Day. All four teams will then have 10 days before their regular season finales on Jan. 5.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs began this stretch with a win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. They face the Texans on Saturday, followed by the Steelers on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who was traded to the team in October, was critical of the NFL for scheduling three games in 10 days.<\/p>\n

“I’ve never played this many games in a short amount of time,” Hopkins told the media on Thursday. “I think the league should definitely do something about that. … As they preach player safety, I don’t feel this is the best situation for any team. I think the league should review that after the season, just to see how they can help player safety in the future.”<\/p>\n

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