Bills plan grass field for new stadium

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Bills plan grass field for new stadium

After half a century on artificial turf, the Bills are making plans to play on grass.

The Bills had their groundbreaking ceremony at their new stadium on Monday, and afterward General Manager Brandon Beane said the stadium will have a grass field.

“Another positive is it’s going to be grass,” Beane told Pat McAfee. “We have these debates of turf vs. grass, so that was one of the big things we pushed for. It’s going to be grass like Lambeau has, have all that coil underneath to keep the field warm. So, very excited about that.”

Most NFL players prefer grass fields, and the players’ union has argued that all fields should be grass. Owners tend to prefer artificial turf for its versatility in bringing other events to stadiums. Beane said that unlike many of the modern stadiums that have been built with the idea of attracting concerts and other major events that are easier to stage on artificial surfaces, the new stadium in Buffalo is being built with football in mind.

“It’s really going to be built football-based,” he said.

The Bills’ current stadium has always used artificial turf, since it first opened in 1973. The new stadium with the grass field is expected to be ready for use in 2026.

[YardRat]

Well if you can't have a dome it might as well be grass.

[DraftBoy]

Going to be some nice grounds crew jobs opening up in Buffalo closer to when the stadium opens.

[Woodman]

Good move!!

[Forward_Lateral]

Was not expecting that.

Turf should be banned in all stadiums

[Goobylal]

Good to see they’re following through with the original announcement of a heated grass field.

[Woodman]

Good to see they’re following through with the original announcement of a heated grass field.

Heated!!

[Skooby]

Heated grass = warm mud, is anyone still playing in their yard come December ?

[Goobylal]

Heated grass = warm mud, is anyone still playing in their yard come December ?

Do the Packers play on warm mud?

[Woodman]

Do the Packers play on warm mud?

The "Frozen Tundra"

[Russia Go BOOM!]

Should go with a marijuana field.

[Goobylal]

The "Frozen Tundra"

Not anymore...

[Bill Cody]

Heated grass = warm mud, is anyone still playing in their yard come December ?

sigh

[notacon]

Do the Packers play on warm mud?

Yep. The Packers play on one of the most advanced “grass” fields in the NFL.....”GrassMaster”. Besides heating it, GrassMaster “reinforces a natural grass pitch by vertically inserting 20 million polypropylene (PP) fibres into the soil equally spread over the entire playing field.”


It is widely used around the world for soccer stadiums (the list is extensive...see the link above) as most soccer league require grass fields.

Philadelphia is the other stadium that uses the same technology. Here is a list of the various field types for each NFL stadium....

• Arizona Cardinals, State Farm Stadium, Bermuda grass
• Atlanta Falcons, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, FieldTurf Revolution
• Baltimore Ravens, M&T Bank Stadium, Bermuda grass
• Buffalo Bills, Highmark Stadium, A-Turf Titan 50
• Carolina Panthers, Bank of America Stadium, FieldTurf
• Chicago Bears, Soldier Field, Kentucky bluegrass
• Cincinnati Bengals, Paul Brown Stadium, UBU Speed Series S5-M Synthetic Turf
• Cleveland Browns, FirstEnergy Stadium, Kentucky bluegrass
• Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium, Hellas Matrix Turf
• Denver Broncos, Empower Field at Mile High, Kentucky bluegrass
• Detroit Lions, Ford Field, FieldTurf Classic HD
• Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, Desso GrassMaster
• Houston Texans, NRG Stadium, Hellas Matrix Turf
• Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil Stadium, Shaw Sports Momentum Pro
• Jacksonville Jaguars, TIAA Bank Field, Bermuda grass
• Kansas City Chiefs, Arrowhead Stadium, Bermuda grass
• Las Vegas Raiders, Allegiant Stadium, Bermuda grass
• Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, SoFi Stadium, Hellas Matrix Turf
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Raymond James Stadium, Bermuda grass
• Tennessee Titans, Nissan Stadium, Bermuda grass
• Washington Football Team, FedExField, Bermuda grass
• New Orleans Saints, Caesars Superdome, FieldTurf Revolution 360
• New York Giants, New York Jets, MetLife Stadium, UBU Sports Speed Series S5-M Synthetic Turf
• Philadelphia Eagles, Lincoln Financial Field, Desso GrassMaster
• Pittsburgh Steelers, Heinz Field, Kentucky bluegrass
• San Francisco 49ers, Levi’s Stadium, Bermuda grass, Perennial Ryegrass mixture
• Seattle Seahawks, Lumen Field, FieldTurf Revolution 360

Non-grass stadiums should be banned in the NFL. Even for domes. All grass needs to grow is water and light. With today’s LED technology it is relatively easy (but not necessary cheap) to provide artificial “sunlight”.

The last 16 years of my career was with a photo/video lighting manufacturer, and LED technology has come a long way in that time. A different division of the company developed, manufactured and sold a portable lighting system that could grow marijuana.

Large indoor marijuana fields are lit by LEDS.





LEDS are already being used in soccer stadiums to aid in grass growth year round. This is used to maintain “pitch” quality during the winter in cold climate locations.




Domes are not commonly used for soccer but it is not a stretch to belive that LED technology can, in fact, grow and maintain grass in a domed stadium

With the vast wealth of the NFL they could relatively easily require grass fields in the name of player safety.

[Bill Cody]

Agree. Grass should be required in all cases. And much better helmets. The NFL's concern for player safety is not sufficient.

[Woodman]

Should go with a marijuana field.

Munchies Field sounds about right.

[Goobylal]

Should go with a marijuana field.

You can play a full game and then get stoned to the bejesus at home.

[Woodman]

You can play a full game and then get stoned to the bejesus at home.

Cannonball!

[Russia Go BOOM!]

Super Bowl

[daryls61]

Epic fail not building a dome.