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At halftime, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said he expects many of his players to adjust their cleats. The turf has been slippery for both sides, and it hasn’t escaped notice from the NFL world as a whole.
“Do whatever you gotta do, change cleats, but it has been a problem for sure,” LaFleur said on Peacock at the end of the first half.
The NFL wants to grow its game internationally, and to do so it sends teams to other countries to play. Often those games are in stadiums that either never or rarely host American football games. You’d think the multi-billion dollar league would make sure it’s not putting its players on subpar playing surfaces in the process.
Soccer fields are made for speed and agility. Smaller bodies gliding across the surface with minimal contact.
They are not properly conditioned to have the size & strength of NFL players cutting, pushing and driving all game on them.
This is common at international games. https://t.co/6NmjrwFty2
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 7, 2024