NFL Players Association president JC Tretter wrote an open letter calling for the NFL to enact the 'immediate replacement and ban' of slit-firm turf fields.
FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Greg Olsen previews the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers matchup and weighs in on whether the Cowboys will try to sign free agent Odell Beckham Jr.wrote a letter calling for the"immediate replacement and ban" of slit-film turf fields throughout the league.: slit-firm, dual fiber, and monofilament, but it's the slit-firm surface that has proven players to miss more time due to injuries, which happen at an increased rate on it as well.
"If the NFL is serious about their claims that they make data-based decisions and that they care about player safety, then we have some actionable items for them." Tretter also called for the raising of field standards and testing the safety and performance of all surfaces.
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