Patriots Frustrated as World Cup Gets Grass While NFL Players Stuck With Turf

Players report increased joint pain, longer recovery times, and higher injury risk from turf surfaces, affecting long-term player health and career longevity.

At Gillette Stadium this summer, the ground itself has become a mirror held up to power. Temporary grass was laid for the World Cup — as it was for Copa América a decade ago — only to be torn out again once the soccer ends and the Patriots return. In a league where 92 percent of players say they prefer natural surfaces for the sake of their joints and their careers, the willingness to install grass for international guests but not for the men who play there every season has given an old labor grievance a new and clarifying shape.

Patriots Frustrated as World Cup Gets Grass While NFL Players Stuck With Turf

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