{"id":428596,"date":"2023-07-03T18:08:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=428596"},"modified":"2023-07-03T18:08:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:08:54","slug":"nfl-has-an-explanation-for-the-slippery-super-bowl-turf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl-has-an-explanation-for-the-slippery-super-bowl-turf\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Has An Explanation For The &#8220;Slippery&#8221; Super Bowl Turf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\">NFL<\/a> has supposedly finally found the cause.<\/p>\n<h2>NFL Has An Explanation For The &#8220;Slippery&#8221; Super Bowl Turf Which Absolutely Makes No Sense<\/h2>\n<p>According to Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham, the weather &#8220;blessed&#8221; the Chiefs, since Kansas won the game 38\u201335. &#8220;You need that traction to be able to get off the block and we were slipping a lot,\u201d Graham said to the Kansas City Star. \u201cI don\u2019t make excuses. I just know that that\u2019s what was being talked about, us trying to get out of our own head a little bit, too&#8230; I\u2019m telling you that O-line, they got blessed, \u00a0I\u2019ll say that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OH WOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eagles<\/a> pass rusher Brandon Graham says the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> offensive line was \u201cblessed\u201d to face the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eagles<\/a> on slippery turf in Super Bowl LVII.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need that traction to be able to get off the block and we were slipping a lot,\u201d Graham said in a recent interview on Sports Take\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sOMpoSOmjo\">pic.twitter.com\/sOMpoSOmjo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1673790002357063680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s response:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what Brandon Graham meant when he said the field was \u201cslippery\u201d. The first clip Milton Williams coulda tore his ACL..as well as Noah Gray. Haason just fell flat on his face..on the 2nd TJ Edwards coulda tore his ACL as well..that turf was awful. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aJZauv04oa\">pic.twitter.com\/aJZauv04oa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sherri Only Son\u2122 (@iamDame2Cold) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamDame2Cold\/status\/1674147378335555587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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 \u2014 and it didn\u2019t seem to matter.)<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eagles Players Are STILL Complaining And Saying The Chiefs Were Lucky That The Turf Was Slippery In The Super Bowl <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OLuQIVmfMM\">https:\/\/t.co\/OLuQIVmfMM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bi9wJPzT3n\">pic.twitter.com\/Bi9wJPzT3n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1674539496967217152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eagles<\/a> know this or not, but both teams played on the same exact turf!<br \/>Better Eagles fans  prays  Hurts didn&#39;t just have a fluke year and BTW very tough schedule 2023<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FlyEaglesFly<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Eagles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7hFf5NVdzZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/7hFf5NVdzZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; YebScore.com : Satire Views &#8211; NFL, NBA, MLB,F1,WWE (@yebscore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yebscore\/status\/1675214908395225089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Texas\u2019 QB Arch Manning\u2019s Physical Transformation Has Everyone Surprised\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/texas-qb-arch-mannings-physical-transformation-has-everyone-surprised\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Texas\u2019 QB Arch Manning\u2019s Physical Transformation Has Everyone Surprised<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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