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NFLPA President JC Tretter Calls for Replacement, Ban of Slit-Film Turf Fields

Por: Bleacher Report Sports November 12, 2022

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In an published Saturday, NFL Players Association president JC Tretter called for the NFL to take several steps to increase safety measures for players, including the banning of slit film turf.Tretter wrote that of the three types of turf used at NFL stadiums—slit film, monofilament and dual fiber—slit film is statistically proven to cause more non-contact injuries, lower extremity injuries and foot and ankle injuries, in addition to causing... + full article



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