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NFLPA’s Howell says 92% of players want grass fields over turf

More Teams. More Games. Andrew Hawkins says it’s only a matter of time before the NFL will switch from turf field to grass. (0:38) LAS VEGAS — A vast majority of players in the union want to play on natural grass fields, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell said Tuesday, adding that there is a certain […]

Inside the NFL turf debate: Injuries, safety measures, problems

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 Tennessee Titans’ regular season. Worse, according to data collected by the NFL and the NFL Players Association, there was a higher rate of noncontact injuries […]

Raiders, Jets drawing early win total bets

In fact, just the opposite occurred. The New England Patriots owned the best record in the league at 14-2 and, per Rob Nelson of ESPN Stats & Info, their 13-3 ATS mark (followed by a 3-0 ATS run in the playoffs) also was the best in the league — a full two games better than […]

NFLPA elects Lloyd Howell as new executive director

Howell will take over for DeMaurice Smith, with an official start date “in the coming weeks,” according to a release from the NFLPA. Smith was reelected to his fifth term for the position in 2021, and he said at the time it would be his final term. Howell becomes the NFLPA’s fourth executive director, following […]

Rams WR Cooper Kupp: All NFL games should be played on grass

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — When asked whether he has a preference for playing on a turf field compared to a natural grass field, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp didn’t hesitate. “It’s not even close,” Kupp said Thursday. “I know there’s stuff going around the league right now, there’s some issues. Hands down, we […]

Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa in concussion protocol, no timetable for return

MIAMI — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has combed through the events leading up to Tua Tagovailoa’s injury Thursday night several times — right down to his own play call. But he’s not second-guessing how the team handled Tagovailoa throughout the week. Tagovailoa was taken to a hospital Thursday after hitting his head on the turf […]

Chicago Bears’ Soldier Field gets new Bermuda grass surface installed just in time for season’s start

Bears’ coach Matt Eberflus confirmed the installation of the new turf, which took place earlier this week. Chad Price, the president of Carolina Green Corporation, a full-service athletic field construction contractor, tweeted photos of the installation on Monday. Soldier Field is switching from Kentucky bluegrass to Bermuda grass for the first time in its existence. […]

Cleveland Browns center Nick Harris’ knee injury likely ends season

Harris injured his right knee on the second play of Friday’s preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He had to be carted off the field. “Nick is certainly a guy who has worked so hard this offseason, so we’re really hoping that it’s not a season-long thing because the kid has worked so hard,” Stefanski […]

NFLPA president calls for league ‘to re-evaluate what is an acceptable surface’ after preseason opener in Chicago

CHICAGO — The playing surface at Soldier Field was the subject of criticism throughout the Bears’ 19-14 preseason win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday. Filled with noticeable divots and patches of missing grass, the field conditions became so noticeable that JC Tretter, the president of the NFL Players Association, took to Twitter to […]

Center Alex Mack announces retirement after 13 NFL seasons

He won’t. After 13 NFL seasons, Mack announced his retirement via Twitter and in conjunction with the 49ers on Friday morning, bringing an end to a career that included seven Pro Bowl selections, three second-team All-Pro nods and a spot on the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-Decade team for the 2010s. “After 13 seasons […]

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