Packers superstar Aaron Rodgers wants NFL to switch to grass in all stadiums
Recently notable NFL players have expressed a strong desire to switch all fields from turf to grass. Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers is the latest to air that stance. He believes the financial cost will prevent some team owners from going that route.
“No, honestly, I don’t have a lot of confidence when it comes to the league making that decision without some sort of big vote and gripes from certain owners who don’t want to spend the money,” the Packers quarterback said Tuesday via ESPN.
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The NFLPA has also called for the change citing that the slit film turf has leads to more injuries. That playing field is currently used by the Giants, Jets, Lions, Vikings, Saints, Colts, and the Bengals.
“As the NFLPA knows from the meeting of our Joint Field Safety & Performance Committee earlier this month, there was no difference between the number of injuries on synthetic surfaces versus grass,” said NFL Executive Vice President of Communications, Public Affairs and Safety, Jeff Miller in a statement to ESPN. “While slit film surfaces, one type of synthetic material, have 2-3 more injuries per year, most of them are ankle sprains – a low-burden injury – whereas slit film also sees a lower rate of fewer high-burden ACL injuries compared to other synthetic fields.
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“As a result, the league and NFLPA’s joint experts did not recommend any changes to surfaces at the meeting but agreed more study is needed.”
The NFL is in a position where player safety is coming into question. That alone could see a significant surge toward making the change. It may, unfortunately, require a big-name talent suffering a major injury before the league finally acts.
