The turf vs. grass debate is not new. In 2022, the president of the NFL Players Association, JC Tretter, wrote a column advocating for improved work conditions and the need to enhance the playing ...

Players want to play on natural grass because it’s safer, but as of this season, there are still 14 NFL teams out of 32 that do not use real grass.There are two teams that use Desso GrassMaster ...

Maybe the injury that took out Rodgers, a four-time NFL MVP, will add fuel to the give-us-grass movement among NFL players.Never mind that it hasn’t been determined how much of a role the turf ...

Tretter cited NFL injury data from 2012 to 2018 that showed a 28% higher rate of noncontact lower-extremity injuries on artificial turf as compared to grass. "I know that there's numbers and there ...

Half of the 30 NFL stadiums use artificial turf, while the remaining 15 stadiums use either hybrid or natural grass, per The Associated Press. Grass surfaces are supposed to be softer and allow ...

If they can put grass in MetLife Stadium for the World Cup, they can put it down for the NFL.. If they can take care of the world’s best ‘football’ players when they play in New Jersey, they ...

Players want grass in all venues. Various NFL stadiums use artificial turf. The debate has not gotten much traction, yet. As the U.S.-hosted 2026 World Cup approaches and as more people realize that ...

The NFL installed Tahoma 31, a popular strain of Bermuda grass, for Super Bowl LVII after tearing out the Cardinals' normal Tifway 419. Arizona has gone back to Tifway 419 for the season.

Turf vs. grass: It’s not complicated. The NFL just wants you to think it is. Among players, there’s still no debate. They prefer — as stated clearly by the leadership of their union — high-quality ...

NFL players overwhelmingly prefer grass fields and demand that stadiums move on from artificial surfaces as soon as possible, citing injury data, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell said Wednesday.

But when NFL football comes to town, the stadium’s grass field slides out underneath the South Stand to reveal a full artificial turf surface below to host the American games.

Check out The Athletic’s 2023 anonymous NFL player poll with honest opinions of the turf versus grass debate, the best and worst stadiums to play in, officiating and more.. It’s clear how NFL ...