NFL players rip league over artificial turf after Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending injury: ‘Profit over people’

Fox News ^ | September 12, 2023 | Paulina Dedaj

[Yogafist]

Is it uncomfortable kneeling on artificial turf? Or, does the cost of the turf cut into their donations to America hating organizations?

[nickcarraway]

Fire Goodell!

[b4me]

so stop playing if you don’t like the field turf.

you choose to still coach or play and collect your pay, you are part of the problem.

[JonPreston]

He had a guy wide open and didn't throw the ball. Had he thrown it, this wouldnt have happened.

[God luvs America]

They should rip the Jets horrid left tackle, an overaged, over the hill blind side protector whose body is held together by glue.

Then they should rip the general manager, who’s done little to nothing to improve the offensive line the past three seasons.

[llevrok]

Let them go on strike. The new college power five set up will take over with the fans.

[Jeff Chandler]

Rodgers, 39

[BobL]

I remember walking on artificial turf long ago at ESU. It felt like solid concrete with a thin layer of outdoor carpeting on top. That was it.

Hard to believe they ever allowed it, much less STILL allow it.

[MinorityRepublican]

so stop playing if you don’t like the field turf.

Artifical turf is crap. The players should go on a strike. There's a reason they don't allow it during the World Cup.

[FarCenter]

The NFL isn’t alone - artificial turf is being installed on high school fields.

[Seruzawa]

Aww, looky. The millionaires are upset. Poor babies.

[The Louiswu]

Look at all the players that played on field turf this past weekend and before and didn’t get injured, but hey, ARod at 39, rolls the dice like everyone else and now there’s outrage and, I believe it will force the NFL to do away with artificial turfs, so why him? Why now? What about all the others that got hurt in this way? Didn’t they count?

Or is it about $$$, how many bets were lost yesterday when Aarod sat back down on that field.

[wardamneagle]

Blame the owners....they vote on everything

[MinorityRepublican]

so why him? Why now? What about all the others that got hurt in this way? Didn’t they count?

Aaron Rodgers is a franchise quarterback and you can't just replace them. That's why everyone is mad about this.

[sit-rep]

an NFL player screaming profit over people?? lol...

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve heard in the past, that astro turf was supposedly easier to maintain, and also prevented a muddy sloppy field in case of rain or snow.

I don’t know if anyone is talking about thise issues nowadays.

[FirstFlaBn]

Memories are short. Can’t grow grass at that latitude in January. They won’t shorten the season - neither players, owners, nor TV would allow that.

So, does the players union want them to ban indoor stadiums too? Anybody old enough to remember Houston finding out they couldn’t grow grass in the Astrodome when it opened - even with translucent roof panels and at about the lowest latitude in pro sports?

[MinorityRepublican]

So, does the players union want them to ban indoor stadiums too?

No reason for a dome in either Atlanta or New Orleans. Their games should start at 8 pm due to the heat.

[dfwgator]

They are going to use real grass indoors for the World Cup.