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NFL Players Rank All 31 Fields03-21-07 | News

NFL Players Rank All 31 Fields




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The natural grass at Heinz Field ranked near the bottom of the list among players, because when the Pittsburgh weather becomes treacherous so does the field. Around the league, artificial surfaces like FieldTurf are becoming more and more prominent, especially in cold weather cities. Photo: Kevin Burrows


The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) released their bi-annual ranking of NFL stadium fields during a press conference during Super Bowl Week in Miami. The natural surface at Tampa?EUR??,,????'?????<

Thirty-one NFL stadium fields were ranked in the NFLPA survey as the New York Giants and New York Jets both share Giants Stadium as their home field. The survey was taken before the New England Patriots replaced their grass field with FieldTurf during the 2006 season. A total of 1511 active NFL players from all 32 teams completed survey forms.

2006 NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION PLAYING SURFACE RANKINGS

  1. Tampa Bay (Natural Grass)
  2. Seattle (FieldTurf)
  3. Carolina (Natural Grass)
  4. Detroit (FieldTurf)
  5. Baltimore (Sportexe)
  6. Arizona (Natural Grass)
  7. Atlanta (FieldTurf)
  8. Jacksonville (Natural Grass)
  9. Indianapolis (FieldTurf)
  10. San Diego (Natural Grass)
  11. St. Louis (FieldTurf)
  12. Denver (Natural Grass)
  13. Washington (Natural Grass)
  14. Cincinnati (FieldTurf)
  15. Houston (Natural Grass)
  16. New York Giants/Jets (FieldTurf)
  17. San Francisco (Natural Grass)
  18. Green Bay (Natural Grass)
  19. New Orleans (Sportexe)
  20. Miami (Natural Grass)
  21. Tennessee (Natural Grass)
  22. Dallas (RealGrass)
  23. Philadelphia (Natural Grass)
  24. Minnesota (FieldTurf)
  25. Buffalo (Astroplay)
  26. Kansas City (Natural Grass)
  27. Chicago (Natural Grass)
  28. Cleveland (Natural Grass)
  29. Pittsburgh (Natural Grass)
  30. New England (Natural Grass)
  31. Oakland (Natural Grass)

Source: www.primenewswire.com.

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