MetLife Stadium getting new artificial turf after harm considerations
PHOENIX — The Giants and Jets will play on a brand new artificial subject this season at MetLife Stadium, however the co-owner of the Giants hopes that isn’t a everlasting resolution.
“I foresee a day, my hope is we are able to get to a day in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later after we can have a grass subject that we’re capable of preserve with two totally different groups and all the opposite occasions we’ve,” John Mara stated Tuesday on the NFL conferences. “I feel we are able to get there in some unspecified time in the future, Perhaps it’s a hybrid product or one thing.”
The slit movie artificial turf presently in place at MetLife Stadium is commonly cited by gamers as one of many worst surfaces within the league.
The brand new subject shall be monofilament turf.
The Giants, through the 2022 season, introduced in a number of samples of various surfaces for gamers to face on and check earlier than deciding on their new turf.
The record of those that had been injured on the previous MetLife flip included the Sterling Shepard’s season-ending ACL harm on Sept. 27 of final yr in a Giants loss to the Cowboys.
In 2020, the 49ers misplaced Nick Bosa and Solomon Thomas to torn ACLs throughout an early-season matchup with the Jets.
Within the 2022 season opener in opposition to the Jets, Ravens nook again Kyle Fuller was misplaced for the yr after tearing his ACL.
The Giants may even put down the brand new turf at their indoor observe facility.
MetLife Stadium must get a grass subject put in when it hosts the 2026 World Cup.
“The gamers have been vocal and clear about this difficulty and it’s a good step to listen to them that change must be made,” the NFLPA stated in an announcement to ESPN final November it was introduced MetLife Stadium could be upgrading the turf.
“The change is not going to come quickly sufficient, although, for gamers who shall be at larger threat the remainder of the season. We anticipate that no matter floor will get put in subsequent yr will meet the best security and efficiency requirements potential.”