2010 Nfl Players Playing Surfaces Opinion Survey
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2010 NFL PLAYERS PLAYING SURFACES OPINION SURVEY [This survey was conducted by the NFLPA at team meetings during September through November 2010. A total of 1619 active NFL Players from all 32 teams voluntarily filled out survey forms.] 1.) Which surface do you think is more likely to contribute to injury? CLUB GRASS ARTIFICIAL INFILLED NA TOTAL ANSWERED ARIZONA CARDINALS 5 8.8% 52 91.2% 0 0.0% 57 ATLANTA FALCONS 1 2.1% 45 95.7% 1 2.1% 47 BALTIMORE RAVENS 4 10.5% 33 86.8% 1 2.6% 38 BUFFALO BILLS 12 24.5% 37 75.5% 0 0.0% 49 CAROLINA PANTHERS 12 20.0% 47 78.3% 1 1.7% 60 CHICAGO BEARS 6 15.4% 32 82.1% 1 2.6% 39 CINCINNATI BENGALS 9 19.1% 37 78.7% 1 2.1% 47 CLEVELAND BROWNS 8 15.4% 43 82.7% 1 1.9% 52 DALLAS COWBOYS 12 35.3% 21 61.8% 1 2.9% 34 DENVER BRONCOS 5 10.9% 40 87.0% 1 2.2% 46 DETROIT LIONS 8 13.6% 50 84.7% 1 1.7% 59 GREEN BAY PACKERS 10 18.2% 44 80.0% 1 1.8% 55 HOUSTON TEXANS 6 9.1% 60 90.9% 0 0.0% 66 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 8 16.0% 42 84.0% 0 0.0% 50 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 3 6.3% 43 89.6% 2 4.2% 48 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 4 6.9% 51 87.9% 3 5.2% 58 MIAMI DOLPHINS 9 14.8% 51 83.6% 1 1.6% 61 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 5 9.8% 45 88.2% 1 2.0% 51 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 17 27.9% 44 72.1% 0 0.0% 61 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 15 27.8% 37 68.5% 2 3.7% 54 NEW YORK GIANTS 8 15.1% 44 83.0% 1 1.9% 53 NEW YORK JETS 7 14.0% 43 86.0% 0 0.0% 50 OAKLAND RAIDERS 4 16.0% 21 84.0% 0 0.0% 25 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 5 12.8% 34 87.2% 0 0.0% 39 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 6 10.5% 51 89.5% 0 0.0% 57 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 7 12.5% 46 82.1% 3 5.4% 56 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 12 26.7% 33 73.3% 0 0.0% 45 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 15 28.3% 37 69.8% 1 1.9% 53 ST. LOUIS RAMS 7 13.0% 47 87.0% 0 0.0% 54 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 8 17.4% 35 76.1% 3 6.5% 46 TENNESSEE TITANS 9 14.8% 51 83.6% 1 1.6% 61 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 7 14.6% 41 85.4% 0 0.0% 48 TOTAL 254 1337 28 1619 AVERAGE 7.94 15.9% 41.78 82.4% 0.88 1.7% 50.59 COPYRIGHT © 2010 NFLPA 2.) Which surface do you think causes more soreness and fatigue to play on? CLUB GRASS ARTIFICIAL INFILLED NA TOTAL ANSWERED ARIZONA CARDINALS 3 5.3% 54 94.7% 0 0.0% 57 ATLANTA FALCONS 1 2.1% 45 95.7% 1 2.1% 47 BALTIMORE RAVENS 3 7.9% 32 84.2% 3 7.9% 38 BUFFALO BILLS 13 26.5% 35 71.4% 1 2.0% 49 CAROLINA PANTHERS 6 10.0% 53 88.3% 1 1.7% 60 CHICAGO BEARS 4 10.3% 35 89.7% 0 0.0% 39 CINCINNATI BENGALS 5 10.6% 41 87.2% 1 2.1% 47 CLEVELAND BROWNS 6 11.5% 45 86.5% 1 1.9% 52 DALLAS COWBOYS 5 14.7% 28 82.4% 1 2.9% 34 DENVER BRONCOS 3 6.5% 43 93.5% 0 0.0% 46 DETROIT LIONS 4 6.8% 54 91.5% 1 1.7% 59 GREEN BAY PACKERS 5 9.1% 49 89.1% 1 1.8% 55 HOUSTON TEXANS 4 6.1% 62 93.9% 0 0.0% 66 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 8 16.0% 42 84.0% 0 0.0% 50 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 3 6.3% 44 91.7% 1 2.1% 48 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1 1.7% 53 91.4% 4 6.9% 58 MIAMI DOLPHINS 1 1.6% 59 96.7% 1 1.6% 61 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 7 13.7% 42 82.4% 2 3.9% 51 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 6 9.8% 55 90.2% 0 0.0% 61 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 14 25.9% 39 72.2% 1 1.9% 54 NEW YORK GIANTS 4 7.5% 49 92.5% 0 0.0% 53 NEW YORK JETS 3 6.0% 47 94.0% 0 0.0% 50 OAKLAND RAIDERS 3 12.0% 22 88.0% 0 0.0% 25 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 0 0.0% 39 100.0% 0 0.0% 39 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 0 0.0% 55 96.5% 2 3.5% 57 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5 8.9% 49 87.5% 2 3.6% 56 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 4 8.9% 41 91.1% 0 0.0% 45 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 10 18.9% 40 75.5% 3 5.7% 53 ST. LOUIS RAMS 1 1.9% 53 98.1% 0 0.0% 54 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 6 13.0% 40 87.0% 0 0.0% 46 TENNESSEE TITANS 4 6.6% 57 93.4% 0 0.0% 61 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 4 8.3% 43 89.6% 1 2.1% 48 TOTAL 146 1445 28 1619 AVERAGE 4.56 9.2% 45.16 89.1% 0.88 1.7% 50.59 COPYRIGHT © 2010 NFLPA 3.) Which surface do you think is more likely to shorten your career? CLUB GRASS ARTIFICIAL INFILLED NA TOTAL ANSWERED ARIZONA CARDINALS 3 5.3% 54 94.7% 0 0.0% 57 ATLANTA FALCONS 3 6.4% 43 91.5% 1 2.1% 47 BALTIMORE RAVENS 4 10.5% 31 81.6% 3 7.9% 38 BUFFALO BILLS 11 22.4% 37 75.5% 1 2.0% 49 CAROLINA PANTHERS 4 6.7% 54 90.0% 2 3.3% 60 CHICAGO BEARS 1 2.6% 37 94.9% 1 2.6% 39 CINCINNATI BENGALS 5 10.6% 40 85.1% 2 4.3% 47 CLEVELAND BROWNS 4 7.7% 47 90.4% 1 1.9% 52 DALLAS COWBOYS 4 11.8% 29 85.3% 1 2.9% 34 DENVER BRONCOS 1 2.2% 45 97.8% 0 0.0% 46 DETROIT LIONS 4 6.8% 54 91.5% 1 1.7% 59 GREEN BAY PACKERS 5 9.1% 48 87.3% 2 3.6% 55 HOUSTON TEXANS 3 4.5% 62 93.9% 1 1.5% 66 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4 8.0% 46 92.0% 0 0.0% 50 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 3 6.3% 44 91.7% 1 2.1% 48 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1 1.7% 53 91.4% 4 6.9% 58 MIAMI DOLPHINS 3 4.9% 57 93.4% 1 1.6% 61 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1 2.0% 48 94.1% 2 3.9% 51 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8 13.1% 52 85.2% 1 1.6% 61 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 10 18.5% 42 77.8% 2 3.7% 54 NEW YORK GIANTS 2 3.8% 50 94.3% 1 1.9% 53 NEW YORK JETS 3 6.0% 46 92.0% 1 2.0% 50 OAKLAND RAIDERS 1 4.0% 24 96.0% 0 0.0% 25 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 2 5.1% 37 94.9% 0 0.0% 39 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1 1.8% 54 94.7% 2 3.5% 57 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1 1.8% 52 92.9% 3 5.4% 56 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 6 13.3% 39 86.7% 0 0.0% 45 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 9 17.0% 39 73.6% 5 9.4% 53 ST. LOUIS RAMS 3 5.6% 51 94.4% 0 0.0% 54 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 4 8.7% 39 84.8% 3 6.5% 46 TENNESSEE TITANS 2 3.3% 59 96.7% 0 0.0% 61 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 6 12.5% 41 85.4% 1 2.1% 48 TOTAL 122 1454 43 1619 AVERAGE 3.81 7.6% 45.4375 89.7% 1.3438 2.6% 50.59 COPYRIGHT © 2010 NFLPA 4.) Which surface do you think is more likely to negatively affect your quality of life after football? CLUB GRASS ARTIFICIAL INFILLED NEITHER NA TOTAL ANSWERED ARIZONA CARDINALS 1 1.8% 46 80.7% 10 17.5% 0 0.0% 57 ATLANTA FALCONS 1 2.1% 33 70.2% 12 25.5% 1 2.1% 47 BALTIMORE RAVENS 0 0.0% 23 60.5% 14 36.8% 1 2.6% 38 BUFFALO BILLS 6 12.2% 26 53.1% 15 30.6% 2 4.1% 49 CAROLINA PANTHERS 3 5.0% 39 65.0% 17 28.3% 1 1.7% 60 CHICAGO BEARS 1 2.6% 29 74.4% 9 23.1% 0 0.0% 39 CINCINNATI BENGALS 1 2.1% 28 59.6% 15 31.9% 3 6.4% 47 CLEVELAND BROWNS 3 5.8% 31 59.6% 14 26.9% 4 7.7% 52 DALLAS COWBOYS 3 8.8% 19 55.9% 11 32.4% 1 2.9% 34 DENVER BRONCOS 0 0.0% 36 78.3% 10 21.7% 0 0.0% 46 DETROIT LIONS 3 5.1% 39 66.1% 15 25.4% 2 3.4% 59 GREEN BAY PACKERS 2 3.6% 32 58.2% 21 38.2% 0 0.0% 55 HOUSTON TEXANS 1 1.5% 52 78.8% 12 18.2% 1 1.5% 66 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 3 6.0% 36 72.0% 11 22.0% 0 0.0% 50 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 0 0.0% 29 60.4% 17 35.4% 2 4.2% 48 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1 1.7% 33 56.9% 21 36.2% 3 5.2% 58 MIAMI DOLPHINS 1 1.6% 42 68.9% 16 26.2% 2 3.3% 61 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1 2.0% 29 56.9% 20 39.2% 1 2.0% 51 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 3 4.9% 35 57.4% 22 36.1% 1 1.6% 61 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 5 9.3% 30 55.6% 19 35.2% 0 0.0% 54 NEW YORK GIANTS 0 0.0% 35 66.0% 18 34.0% 0 0.0% 53 NEW YORK JETS 2 4.0% 36 72.0% 12 24.0% 0 0.0% 50 OAKLAND RAIDERS 0 0.0% 15 60.0% 10 40.0% 0 0.0% 25 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 2 5.1% 28 71.8% 9 23.1% 0 0.0% 39 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1 1.8% 42 73.7% 12 21.1% 2 3.5% 57 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 0 0.0% 38 67.9% 16 28.6% 2 3.6% 56 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 2 4.4% 30 66.7% 13 28.9% 0 0.0% 45 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 3 5.7% 28 52.8% 19 35.8% 3 5.7% 53 ST.