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Rookie knee injury on artificial turf spurs LaPorta to back NFLPA grass field push
Sam LaPortaTEDET
LaPorta suffered a knee injury during his rookie season at Ford Field when his foot appeared to get caught in the stadium's artificial turf; he did not miss time despite the injury but was limited during Detroit's playoff run. The incident prompted him to join the NFLPA's call for natural grass fields across all NFL stadiums, posting on Instagram: 'WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THIS TOO' in response to the World Cup's use of natural grass at stadiums that typically host NFL games on artificial surfaces.
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LaPorta suffered a knee injury back in his rookie season at Ford Field when his foot appeared to get caught in the home stadium's artificial turf. Despite the injury, LaPorta didn't end up missing time, although he was limited in Detroit's deep playoff run that year. On Friday, Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta joined the voices, posting an Instagram story with the words, 'WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THIS TOO' in front of a photograph of So-Fi Stadium with natural grass being mowed.
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- LaPorta suffered a knee injury during his rookie season at Ford Field when his foot appeared to get caught in the stadium's artificial turf; he did not miss time despite the injury but was limited during Detroit's playoff run. The incident prompted him to join the NFLPA's call for natural grass fields across all NFL stadiums, posting on Instagram: 'WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THIS TOO' in response to the World Cup's use of natural grass at stadiums that typically host NFL games on artificial surfaces.
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