Should We Be Playing On Grass?

[Woodman]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ying-on-grass/

There were a couple of non-contact knee injuries at SoFi Stadium during last Sunday’s game between the Seahawks and Chargers.

While Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf appears to have avoided a severe injury, Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson is out for the year with a ruptured patellar tendon and Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said this week that the league should be looking at the difference in safety for players playing on turf fields, like the one at SoFi, and grass fields.

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp also plays his home games at SoFi Stadium and he was asked about the playing surface during a Thursday media session.

“It’s not even close,” Kupp said, via Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com. “I know there’s stuff going around the league right now, there’s some issues. Hands down, we should be playing on grass. Hands down, we should be on grass. And that’s all I’m going to say.”

[Night Train]

It's being legalized in a lot of states. Wouldn't they be too mellow ?

[mightysimi]

Yes they should be playing on grass. New stadium is grass.

[OpIv37]

more proof that everything the league says about "player safety" is utter bull****. Grass is harder and more expensive to maintain, so they won't switch to it even though more non-contact injuries occur on turf.

[OpIv37]

more proof that everything the league says about "player safety" is utter bull****. Grass is harder and more expensive to maintain, so they won't switch to it even though more non-contact injuries occur on turf.

[Woodman]

I vote yes .....


Pretty sure most of us do.

[sukie]

Domes and grass don’t mix unless you can move field outdoors like Arizona

[Woodman]

It's being legalized in a lot of states. Wouldn't they be too mellow ?

Only while eating or taking a long drink.

[ticatfan]

Yup.

[Woodman]

Yup.

CFL grass fields mostly?