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Best Grass Playing Field 1 : University of Phoenix 2010 NFLPA Playing 2 :  3 CHARGERS: Qualcomm Stadium 4 : Stadium Surfaces Opinion Survey 5 : 6 : Sun Life Stadium 7 TEXANS: Reliant Stadium 8 : Everbank Field O MATTER WHICH SIDE 9 BRONCOS: Invesco Field at Mile High body with joint soreness and makes for 10 : LP Field YOU TAKE on the current tougher work. 11 WASHINGTON REDSKINS: FEDEX Field Nlabor situation in the National Southern grass fields are the best. 12 49ERS: Candlestick Park Football League, or if like most people Fields that are used for and 13 : 14 EAGLES: you just shake your head over egos that football leave hard infield that is difficult 15 : can’t divide up $9 billion, we can all agree to play on. When you have one foot on 16 : Cleveland Browns Stadium on one thing—results of the annual play- grass and one in hard dirt, injuries are 17 BEARS: ing surface opinion survey the players’ bound to happen. 18 OAKLAND RAIDERS: union conducts sure are interesting! The If it's grass, enough of the high Worst Grass Playing Field survey was conducted by the NFLPA at schools, colleges and concerts playing on 1 PITTSBURGH STEELERS: Heinz Field team meetings during September through it the day before. 2 OAKLAND RAIDERS: Oakland Coliseum November 2010. A total of 1619 active If it's a cold weather grass field, these 3 : Soldier Field NFL Players from all 32 teams voluntarily fields are battered to heck. The grounds 4 MIAMI DOLPHINS: Sun Life Stadium participated. Here are selected results crew can only do so much. 5 CLEVELAND BROWNS: Cleveland Browns Stadium 6 : Lincoln Financial Field from the latest version: We need a league wide standard/regula- 7 GREEN BAY PACKERS:Lambeau Field tion policy for every field if the NFL really 8 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Arrowhead Stadium Which surface do you think is more cares about the safety of all players. 9 TENNESSEE TITANS: LP Field likely to contribute to injury? 9 : Candlestick Park 11  Grass 15.9% : Reliant Stadium SUGGESTED CHANGES 12 CAROLINA PANTHERS:  Artificial Infilled 82.4% FOR IMPROVEMENT 13 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Everbank Field Which surface do you think causes Artificial surfaces should be required in 14 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS:Raymond James Stadium more soreness and fatigue to play on? cold weather cities. 15 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS: Qualcomm Stadium  Grass 9.2% 16 WASHINGTON REDSKINS: FEDEX Field We need better practice fields. Level 17  : Invesco Field at Mile High Artificial Infilled 89.1% and eliminate holes, divots and uneven 18 ARIZONA CARDINALS: University of Phoenix Stadium Which surface do you think is more ground. likely to shorten your career? Cold weather grass teams should have Best Artificial Infilled Playing Field  Grass 7.6% road trips late in the season to avoid play- 1 COLTS:  Artificial Infilled 89.7% 2 /GIANTS: New Meadowlands Stadium ing on frozen surfaces. There should be no 3 SAINTS: Louisiana Superdome What type of field do you prefer to games played on grass fields the same 4 SEAHAWKS: Qwest Field play on? weekend as another event. 5 : Cowboys Stadium  Grass 69.4% Even [placement] of rubber material is 6 FALCONS:  Artificial Infilled 14.3% needed, specifically comfortable give in 7 PATRIOTS: Stadium  No preference 9% 8 LIONS: twists and turns and level in height with 8 RAVENS:M&T Bank Stadium How significant a role do you believe no bumps. 9 ST.LOUIS RAMS: Edward Jones Dome NFL grounds keepers play in the per- Every stadium should be evaluated 10 : formance of NFL grass playing surfaces? properly every week prior to game day. 11 : Metrodome  75% say “very significant” If it's a multi-purpose stadium, man- 12 : Ralph Wilson Stadium How significant a role do you believe date that it's artificial. If only one team Worst Artificial Infilled Playing Field NFL grounds keepers play in the per- [uses] then it can be grass. Force Chicago 1 MINNESOTA VIKINGS: Metrodome formance of NFL artificial infilled playing and Pittsburgh to go turf. 2 BUFFALO BILLS: Ralph Wilson Stadium surfaces? More time and money need to be 3 ST. LOUIS RAMS: Edward Jones Dome 4  23.7% say “very significant” spent on the fields. College surfaces are CINCINNATI BENGALS: Paul Brown Stadium 5 NEW YORK JETS/GIANTS: New Meadowlands Stadium How much do you value your grounds better. 6 :Georgia Dome crew's work on your practice fields? Use softer bermuda grass with sand. 7 : Ford Field  73.3% say “strongly value” No more non updated 8 : Louisiana Superdome that is hard and over filled with ground 9 : MOST RE-OCCURRING 10 : Lucas Oil Stadium up rubber and cheap top layer grass that 11 :M&T Bank Stadium COMMENTS you can pull off like a cheap toupee like 12 : Qwest Field Artificial turf is much harder on the Kansas City. ■ 13 DALLAS COWBOYS: Cowboys Stadium

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