10-28-2022, 11:51 AM
(10-28-2022, 10:49 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I'm hoping the NFLPA will negotiate the field turf away and make every team go back to playing on natural grass. The number of non-contact injuries caused by the turf is pretty big so far this year. Teams that play in domes with non-retractable roofs will just have to suck it up and install grow lights.
Cooper Kupp spoke on the issue yesterday and was rather emphatic that stadiums need to go to natural grass:
'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 should be playing on grass. Hands down, we should be on grass. And that's all I'm going to say." '
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34892255/rams-wr-cooper-kupp-all-nfl-games-played-grass
JC Tretter with the NFLPA said: "Specifically, players have a 28% higher rate of non-contact lower extremity injuries when playing on artificial turf. Of those non-contact injuries, players have a 32% higher rate of non-contact knee injuries on turf and a staggering 69% higher rate of non-contact foot/ankle injuries on turf compared to grass."
https://nflpa.com/posts/only-natural-grass-can-level-the-nfls-playing-field
Most likely the Saints turf was a main or at least contributing factor in Chase being injured.
