The artificial turf vs. real grass argument continues to be a hot topic in the NFL.
Players have been vocal in recent years about opposing turf fields, as there has been evidence on an increase in injuries while playing on these surfaces. While the NFL has not taken any action yet to make a change, the NFLPA continues to call for the elimination of artificial surfaces. Grass Turf
Most recently, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell released a statement that asked the league to consider requiring each team's facility to use real grass as opposed to turf. NFL teams continue to push back by saying there isn't a huge difference in injuries on the two sides, but the players feel that isn't the case.
Not all teams in the NFL play on the same surface. It's a 50-50 split in the stadiums that have turf and those that have grass.
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Here is a breakdown of every NFL stadium and which ones use artificial turf vs. real grass:
There are 30 NFL stadiums, and it's split 50-50 between turf and grass.
There are 15 stadiums that use artificial grass for their fields. With the Chargers/Rams and Jets/Giants sharing football fields, that means that 17 teams play on turf at home.
One of the newest stadiums to implement artificial turf is Nissan Stadium, home of the Titans, who switched out grass for turf this past offseason.
Here is the full list of stadiums that use artificial turf at their venues:
There are 15 stadiums that have real grass, as opposed to artificial turf.
A majority of these fields either use strains of Kentucky bluegrass on their surface or strains of Bermuda grass.
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