NFL Has An Explanation For The “Slippery” Super Bowl Turf

The field at State Farm Stadium where the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs played in Super Bowl LVII received harsh criticism at the time because players found it difficult to maintain their grip, which led to slipping and sliding, but the NFL has supposedly finally found the cause.

NFL Has An Explanation For The “Slippery” Super Bowl Turf Which Absolutely Makes No Sense

According to Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham, the weather “blessed” the Chiefs, since Kansas won the game 38–35. “You need that traction to be able to get off the block and we were slipping a lot,” Graham said to the Kansas City Star. “I don’t make excuses. I just know that that’s what was being talked about, us trying to get out of our own head a little bit, too… I’m telling you that O-line, they got blessed,  I’ll say that.”

As of Monday, according to a report from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the NFL apparently started quietly offering clubs an explanation. Florio claims that the NFL has been blaming the players for the subpar field.

The NFL believed that the athletes were at risk of falling because of their density, according to Mike Florio of NBC Sports. Due to the unsuccessful outcomes of the torn-up turf and shoe exchanges, Florio is not convinced by the NFL’s response:

“The NFL has an unofficial excuse for the situation, one that has been communicated when owners ask about it. Per a league source, the league blames the players for not wearing the right shoes. (The Eagles changed their cleats — and it didn’t seem to matter.)

Even if the teams were able to make the appropriate adjustments, the field should never, ever have been in that condition. This is despite the fact that there should have been no reason for the teams to anticipate needing different types and sizes of cleats for a game that was supposed to be played in perfect conditions.

Not for the most-watched game of the season. Not for any game, if the league truly cares about the health and safety of the players.”

Another thing to keep in mind is that this happened during the Super Bowl, when it is normal to expect that the field and other playing conditions will be at their optimum. With or without the appropriate cleats, these conditions were far from ideal, which is certain to leave you disappointed.

 

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