Fake grass, real injuries? Dissecting the NFL artificial turf debate

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Great Bowl LVIII will be plays on A natural grass field In A interior stadium In The ace Las Vegas on FEBRUARY 11, 2024. How TO DO You keep A grass field vibrant In such A hostile growth environment as THE Nevada desert?

THE answer: You don't do it. By THE END of THE regular NFL season, paint was used has camouflage THE reality that only A little little fixes of grass stayed In Allegiant Stadium, House has THE The ace Las Vegas The looters. Immediately After THE The looters last game on January 7, 2024, THE field crew torn up THE remaining grass, installed Grown in California grass on three days, And began THE tedious process of keeping THE grass alive long enough For THE big Thu.

Herculean efforts has prepare A vibrant natural grass field For 2024 Great Bowl LVIII are especially questionable When A realizes that Allegiant Stadium Also has A artificial grass playing surface available (used by UNLV Soccer). For what don't do it teams In hostile environments to change has more robust artificial grass, which East designed has overcome THE a lot boundaries of natural grass fields?

THE answer lies In A debate on THE security of synthetic playing surfaces. While artificial grass manufacturers All research that their some products result In less injuries, THE NFL Players Association (NFLPA) complaints he raised injury risk And East advocating For It is to use has be abolished In THE NFL. Let's go explore a few key arguments of This debate, which keep on going has to input securities with each high profile NFL injury.

Pressure For NFL field managers East especially high following THE embarrassing poor field terms of last years Great Bowl. Great Bowl LVII took place has State Farm Stadium In Glendale, Arizona, another natural grass field In THE desert (with A retractable roof, farm has night has protect THE grass). Despite two years of preparation And A $800,000 investment, THE grass field was A disaster, as players struggle has find foot on It is sliding surface.

Veteran NFL gardener George Tomá assigned THE mess has Unfortunately improper field preparation. Players Also complained about THE slip issue THE previous time THE Great Bowl was hosted has THE natural grass field In State Farm Stadium eight years Before For Great Bowl XLIX In 2015. That year, THE poor traction was blame on THE Green paint used on THE grass.

For perspective, a few of THE best sports field managers In THE nation oversee field preparations For THE Great Bowl. However, maintain natural grass In desert terms East SO unfavorable (especially When THE grass East Sometimes inside) that even THE best can mess he upwards.

None of these problems existed When THE Great Bowl was last plays on artificial grass. Great Bowl LVI In 2022 was detained has SoFi Stadium In Inglewood, California, House has both THE The bone Angeles Rams And Chargers. Not only did THE artificial grass stay up has double THE workload during THE regular season (accommodation House Games For THE THERE Rams And THE THERE chargers), but he Also resisted A busy playoffs season. THE artificial grass field has SoFi Stadium hosted NFL Games through THE regular season And RIGHT up has THE last playoffs game When THE THERE Rams beat THE San Francis...