Jetfan13 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Antrel Rolle is afraid of the New Meadowlands Stadium turf according to the New York Post. Two days after Giants teammate Domenik Hixon tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the first football drills on the new field, Rolle told ESPN.com the turf needs to be checked out. "I don't know what it was," the safety said. "My feet were burning at the bottom on the turf. I was slipping on each and every play. It just didn't feel good to me at all. I can't lie to you about that. I am not one to really complain or make excuses or anything but they should definitely look into that as far as playing on that field in the future during the season." Rolle said he watched Hixon get hurt and told the website: "He didn't make a cut or anything. It just got caught in the turf." Rolle wasn't the only Giants player to voice concern over the playing surface at the new $1.6 million. "I thought it was real slippery," wide receiver Steve Smith said. "We were all slipping and stuff. Hopefully it settles in when more people do stuff on it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 = the real reason Tannenbaum doesn't want to give out contracts with guaranteed money yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I guess the "NFL in Bowling Shoes" fan appreciation night will have to be reconsidered now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 1.6 billion stadium with 500 million insurance policy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHector Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I see his point... if I was being grossly overpaid, I wouldn't want to run the risk of not being able to collect all of that non-guaranteed money either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJets Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Funny how none of the Jets were complaining about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 just grow out some regular grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Blackout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I wonder if the giants just has crappy shoes on lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Blackout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 just grow out some regular grass Have you forgotten where the stadium is located? Let's see how 'regular' grass will fair in December & January in the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Report: Court documents claim FieldTurf increases injuries Jets Blog NYPOST.COM STAFF Last Updated: 8:13 PM, June 18, 2010 Posted: 5:51 PM, June 18, 2010 The Vikings might have known that the Giants would lose Domenik Hixon for the season. Court documents filed by the team in a lawsuit involving the Metrodome cite "an NFL study that found the rate of anterior cruciate ligament injuries is 88 percent higher in games played on FieldTurf than in games played on grass." Hixon tore his ACL without contact in the first football practice on the FieldTurf at New Meadowlands Stadium. He is out for the season. According to the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal, the company that runs the Metrodome "rejected FieldTurf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscott Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Have you forgotten where the stadium is located? Let's see how 'regular' grass will fair in December & January in the cold. grows fine in green bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 grows fine in green bay I forget how many teams play their home games there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4HCrew Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 just schedule a zillion soccer tournaments before the season starts and break it in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 just schedule a zillion soccer tournaments before the season starts and break it in... ??? And risk injuring all those soccer players ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 I forget how many teams play their home games there. Exactly. Playing 20 games on a grass field is a disaster. That's why the Giants & Jets got rid of it. Plus, that "study" cited by the Post is scientifically disingenuous. It has been reported before. It compared grass fields (which there are about 4 or so) to all Turf fields which are over 20. So guess what? There will naturally be more injuries on Turf than grass because a far greater number of games are played on Turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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