How the Bengals managed to stay healthy leading up to Super Bowl

[George Cantstandya]

(04-10-2022, 09:38 AM)grampahol Wrote: Nobody ever accused him of suffering from gravel toe did they?  If memory serves right that field is artificial turf with an artificial, rubberized track.. or at least it used to be once upon a time..

Here is what Boyd said about the conditions.  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/07/29/aj-green-reportedly-tore-ankle-ligaments-practice-field-teammate-called-terrible/

Quote:"'The turf was terrible,” Boyd said, per ESPN. “I couldn’t run any routes out there. I’m falling all over the ground. It was bad. It was rocks, pebbles out there. Man, it was somewhere we shouldn’t have been. I’m not trying to say any excuses, but it is what it is.”

And some apparent comments from staff:

https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/07/27/aj-green-injury-bengals-training-camp-zac-taylor-dayton-field-turf-conditions

Quote:"But after working there for an hour on Saturday, several Bengals staffers were frustrated that Green’s injury happened on a field that they saw as subpar. One mentioned that players were sliding all over the place during what was a shorter-than-usual camp practice. Another saw pebbles lodged into the turf."

Again the injury may not have anything to do with the field conditions.  It was also noted that he landed awkwardly.