The NFLPA wants teams to play on grass. The league argues it's not so easy. And what does the 2026 World Cup have to do with the controversy?
Andrew Hawkins says it's only a matter of time before the NFL will switch from turf field to grass. For years, the grass field at Nissan Stadium in Nashville was a mess. It was loose in some areas and barren in others, and it got increasingly slippery during the' regular season.
There are 30 NFL stadiums, including two shared by two teams, and they are split evenly, with 15 featuring various forms of grass and 15 using different types of synthetic turf. Aside from the improvements in turf technology, the argument against converting all 30 to grass includes the facts that most stadiums are publicly owned, those municipalities often hold events throughout the year, and the cheaper option is turf.
The term dates back to the original artificial turf that was widespread in the NFL during the 1970s. AstroTurf, named for the surface installed in Houston's Astrodome, was essentially carpet with a rough texture that was laid over concrete. It has since been replaced by today's versions engineered to better mimic grass and dirt. It uses fibers and infill -- the material that kicks in the air on slow-motion replays as a wide receiver drags his feet inbounds.
"Our goal is to reduce lower extremity injuries, period," said Crandall."And we need to do that on all surfaces, regardless of what it is." "I even talk to coaches when they're at practice and they're standing on the sideline. Their body feels different whether we practice on turf or grass, and they're not even running. They're just standing. So, if that's happening to them and they're just watching, what do you think is happening to the guys that are actually pounding their feet on it?"
Asked about Crandall's comments regarding last year's study, Tretter said:"If they cared about hardness, I don't think that Carolina game goes on without an hourlong delay to let the sunlight warm up the field, so guys aren't running on what's equivalent to concrete. But they chose not to, and that's in their discretion to choose not to. But it also shows you what they think about health and safety issues and hardness issues.
"The artificial turf industry has been vehement," said Diana Zuckerman, president of National Center for Health Research,"and they've made a lot of money claiming that their product is perfectly safe, and there's really growing evidence that that's not true. And it's clear that even in the most recent types of artificial turf ... the accidents are still more likely to occur.
"Guys get really, really frustrated when those teams pitch the idea that it's too hard to grow grass," Tretter said."If you can grow grass in Green Bay, Wisconsin, you can't tell me in Tennessee you can't handle it."
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