Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles injury reignited a debate over playing surfaces in the NFL.
Will turf football fields soon be a thing of the past?
Calls from players and other stakeholders in the NFL to require natural grass playing surfaces are growing louder.
Lloyd Howell, executive director of the NFL Players Association, released a statement in favor of natural grass Wednesday, arguing that it has been proven to be safer than turf.
“While we know there is an investment to making this change, there is a bigger cost to everyone in our business if we keep losing our best players to unnecessary injuries,” Howell said.
The statement comes two days after New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles during Monday Night Football, an injury that some blamed on the turf at MetLife Stadium.
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