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Field of nightmares: Inside the NFL, player divide over playing surfaces

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So players routinely get hurt on grass fields, and when they do, nobody says a thing.

Players get the exact same injury on turf and everyone immediately is up in arms saying it's the turf's fault. 

Sure, maybe there is a chance it was caused do to the turf, but why do people refuse to accept that sometimes, injuries just happen, field surface aside.

Dobbins and Rodgers had the same injury, one on grass, one on turf.

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My take on this so far is that all artificial turf is not equal...some are better and some are worse.  The research is really ramping up on this. There will be new ways of evaluating the fields and some new standards for turf.  Not sure how long that will take.  The Rogers thing may amp it up a bit.

Grass is not always safe.  I remember a game a few years ago where the Panther field was in terrible shape and fans blamed an injury to a prominent player (don't remember who...think it was a LB) on the field.

The Titans changed to an artificial turf....I posted info o that a couple of weeks ago.  Their grass field seemed to have some safety issues later in the season.

I know I might be blasted for this comment but.........everyone criticizes the owners for being about the money. (And they are)  When was the last time we heard that a free agent went to a team (or did not go to a team) due to turf safety? Everyone likes money. Those who have a lot of it want a lot more.

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