Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus has joined a growing group of NFL players who turned to Twitter in recent days to call for the league to abandon turf fields in favor of natural grass surfaces.
The Broncos play on grass at Empower Field at Mile High, but they will play on multiple turf fields in road games this season.
McManus pointed out on Twitter on Saturday that NFL stadiums with turf will convert to grass fields for the World Cup in 2026.
“When the 2026 FIFA World Cup comes to the US, our NFL stadiums with turf will convert to grass. Why? Because grass is a much safer playing surface,” the kicker tweeted. “But for us, their own players, they want us to compete on inferior surfaces.”
NFLPA president JC Tretter wrote an article over the weekend calling for the league to immediately replace and ban all slit film turf surfaces, and dozens of players joined McManus in tweeted about #SaferFields.
International teams come to play in our stadiums and we change the fields for them. We play internationally on fields not designed for football, guys slipping everywhere and getting hurt. Priorities seem off. #SaferFields
— Tyler Ott (@Ottomatic82) November 13, 2022
I believe that we — and all teams — should be playing on grass.
This is an age-old issue, and I believe the time to address the problem is now!
Let’s have the conversation.#saferfields
— Cooper Kupp (@CooperKupp) November 12, 2022
Nfl says they care about player safety yet they can’t put us on a natural surface #saferfields
— Nick Bosa (@nbsmallerbear) November 12, 2022
By allowing teams to continue using slit film turf, about 10 more players will go down with a completely avoidable, non-contact injury throughout the rest of this season. To know something is unsafe and not change it is unacceptable. #SaferFields
— David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) November 12, 2022
No one knows the beating our bodies take when playing on turf fields more than us. How many more injuries before the league opens their eyes? #SaferFields
— Shaq Thompson (@ShaqThompson_7) November 13, 2022
I’ve seen too many of my brothers across the league go down because of these unsafe fields. Owners need to put player safety over profit. #SaferFields
— Chase Edmonds (@ChaseEdmonds22) November 12, 2022
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