{"id":7175,"date":"2023-06-08T23:29:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T04:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=7175"},"modified":"2023-06-08T23:29:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T04:29:43","slug":"julian-edelman-slams-nfl-for-using-turf-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/julian-edelman-slams-nfl-for-using-turf-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Julian Edelman slams NFL for using turf fields"},"content":{"rendered":"

One topic of contentious debate the past few seasons has been grass vs. turf in the National Football League. But it\u2019s not much of a debate for the majority of the players across the league. The players strongly prefer grass to turf. It\u2019s nearly unanimous. One of the greatest receivers in NFL history, former Patriot Julian Edelman<\/a><\/strong>, recently blasted the NFL for continuing to use turf fields in an article written by ProFootballTalk\u2019s Mike Florio<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Julian Edelman sounded off recently on Gilbert Arenas\u2019 podcast<\/h2>\n

\u201cI tore my ACL on a shitty turf in Detroit which was absolutely ridiculous,\u201d Edelman said in an appearance on\u00a0No Chill with Gilbert Arenas<\/em>\u00a0on Fubo Sports.. \u201cI broke my foot on a shitty turf field in New York. This is a multi-billion-dollar corporation and we can\u2019t get grass?\u201d<\/p>\n

He then explained the differences between the two surfaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith turf there is nowhere for the energy to disperse,\u201d Edelman said. \u201cSo, when you cut, everything is going straight into your knee and ankle. When you\u2019re a younger player its awesome because you can cheat a cut. You can cut off your inside foot and still make the cut, whereas on grass you\u2019ll slip. But there is no give. When you get to about 27 or 28, you go out and you have to practice on a turf field and your back locks up, your knees get hurt for the next three days, your ankles are sore for three days. There\u2019s just nowhere for the energy to go, but through your body. And these are full grown men who are cutting on this.\u201d<\/p>\n

So why doesn\u2019t the NFL want to switch to natural grass? Like a lot of things, it always comes down to money. \u201cIt\u2019s money,\u201d Edelman said. \u201cYou can put a turf field in that $1.5 million for the year. If you have grass, you have to water it, upkeep it, redo it. There is a lot of maintenance. You have to have a field crew that is always on. We\u2019re counting pennies when it comes to what they are actually making and you would think that the league would want to protect their investments in the players. The horses that race in the race, you\u2019ve got to take care of the horse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edelman said it\u2019s hypocritical of the league owners to preach of player safety when it comes to kickoffs, but not have natural grass fields. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a bull**** rule that they put in with the whole [kickoff] fair catch thing because it\u2019s a scapegoat,\u201d Edelman said. \u201cWe talk about player safety but we don\u2019t have mandatory grass, which is absolute bullshit. Guys are tearing their **** . . . feet, ankles, knees, non-contact [injuries] all the time because of these turfs and we haven\u2019t changed that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edelman also noted how international soccer doesn\u2019t hesitate to take care of their players when it comes to natural grass surfaces. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy,\u201d Edelman said. \u201cWhenever there is an international soccer game, if you have a turf stadium they will bring in grass for the international teams to play because they have a rule for their players that they have to play on grass. But we can\u2019t do it for our league and our investment in players.\u201d<\/p>\n

He brings up some very valid points and hopefully more and more players will keep voicing these concerns in order to force the owners to make the switch to natural grass. If you\u2019ve got billions of dollars to spend on an NFL franchise, you\u2019ve certainly got enough money to spend the millions on the grass surfaces each year to keep your players healthy. <\/p>\n

But NFL owners clearly don\u2019t care about player health or safety. Tacking on the 18th game of the NFL schedule told you all you needed to know about that. The NFL owners clearly only care about money and not about keeping their players rested or fresh throughout the season. We\u2019ll have to see if anything changes with the playing surfaces in the NFL in the future. <\/p>\n

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