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Advocates for grass fields over turf for player safety; 90% player preference.
George KittleTESF
Kittle has become a vocal advocate for the NFL to switch from artificial turf to natural grass across all stadiums, citing player safety data showing 28 percent higher non-contact lower-extremity injury rates on turf versus grass, with 32 percent more non-contact knee injuries and 69 percent more foot and ankle injuries over 2012-18. Kittle stated that 90 percent of players would prefer natural grass if given the option and called on the league to invest in player safety, saying 'Why not just spend a couple extra million dollars, which we know they all have, to just grass all the fields?'View George Kittle 2026 fantasy football value pagePlayer profile with fantasy value, ADP, projections, news, and source-backed STACKED insights
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Kittle said last month he thinks 90 percent of players would prefer natural grass over artificial turf if given the option... 'Why not just spend a couple extra million dollars, which we know they all have, to just grass all the fields?'
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- Kittle has become a vocal advocate for the NFL to switch from artificial turf to natural grass across all stadiums, citing player safety data showing 28 percent higher non-contact lower-extremity injury rates on turf versus grass, with 32 percent more non-contact knee injuries and 69 percent more foot and ankle injuries over 2012-18. Kittle stated that 90 percent of players would prefer natural grass if given the option and called on the league to invest in player safety, saying 'Why not just spend a couple extra million dollars, which we know they all have, to just grass all the fields?'
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