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Best_man23

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1. As one of my favorite former Dolphins players Mad Dog Jim Mandich often said
Fri Dec 8, 2023, 10:09 AM
Dec 2023

"Football should only be played on God's green grass."

I know artificial turf is less maintenance and keeps uniforms relatively clean in bad weather, but the fact that two star players (Aaron Rodgers and Jalen Phillips) blew out their Achilles tendons on the very same field is no coincidence IMO. I still remember an Eagles WR blowing out BOTH knees at the same time on the crappy artificial turf at the old Veterans stadium. You would think with the salary cap implications if a highly paid veteran's career was cut short by an injury that owners would be willing to make sure the very playing surface they perform on was not contributing to injury.

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