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Injuries occurred on turf fields "significantly" more frequently than grass fields in 10 of the past 11 NFL seasons.
NFL injury data from an analytics company shows that 7 of the 10 stadiums with the highest injury counts from 2017 to 2022 had artificial surfaces.
The association with auto safety was a major selling point for the NFL because the league took inspiration from that industry’s success in lowering its rate of accident injuries and fatalities.
Despite the decrease in catastrophic injuries, a greater number of NFL players have reported major injuries and shortened careers since the 1970s, in part due to the increasing size and speed of players and the use of artificial turf. In many cases, injuries sustained while playing can cause long-term damage.
According to Tretter, the NFL failed to lay down a necessary layer of rigid plastic between the field turf and sod, which would have prevented it from being excessively soft.
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