Smokey;381659Kentucky Bluegrass must be very hearty with a great root system to bear up under the footwear worn in the NFL . The maintenance dept at Lambeau deserves a shout . [giddity]

Heinz field and even worse Soldier Field are also Kentucky Blue Grass and they turn to crap.
While I give credit to the grounds crew, It is more the GrassMaster system that deserves most of the credit for the field holding up.
Remember before the GrassMaster system was put in and they would have to re-sod the field multiple times a year.
The Bears re-sod Solder field about 3 times at a cost of $250,000 each time.


This is something I didn't realize until now.
Good article.

Each season that canvass is brand new.
“What a lot of people don't realize is every spring on Lambeau Field we actually kill off the grass, and remove it mechanically with a machine and we have to grow that back in from seed”, Johnson said.
And for good reason, according to Johnson it’s all about the players, “If we let the grass get too mature, and too thick it will be harder for those cleats to break through and sink in where the good footing is. The Packers want those cleats to penetrate the grass canopy and sink down into the sand the synthetic fiber” Without that solid footing there could be more injuries to the athletes.

https://www.wisconsinlife.org/story/green-bay-man-leaps-dream-job-tending-lambeau-turf

Smokey;381678Minnesota and Detroit play in Dome Stadiums. Are their surfaces Turf or Grass ?

GB must also play the Saints and Cowboys in Domes this year as well . Are they Turf or Grass ?

What protections are currently available to protect players that must play on Turf surfaces ?

[h]Go Pack Go ![/h]

All 4 are synthetic surfaces.
I believe Houston and Arizona are the only retractable roofers with actual grass.

I think AZ has a moving field. They can slide it outside and water it. Pretty cool idea.

As for me, grass fields are the way to go. They're mellow dude.

I don't like the turf. It seems a lot of injuries are on turf. Grass seems better.

A look at the literature indicates that there is no statistically significant difference in the number of injuries sustained on turf versus grass. However, there is a slight difference in the types of injuries that predominate on the various surfaces. Muscle-tendon overload injuries (e.g., ankle sprains and Achilles tendon tears) seem to be more common on turf, while musculoskeletal injuries (muscle tears, fractures) seem to be more common on grass. In one paper I looked at, injuries due to head duels in soccer were significantly more common on turf than on grass. I wonder if that is a reflection of players' ability to achieve greater speed and launching power on artificial surfaces.