Bills officially install players' favorite upgrade in new Highmark Stadium

It's the long overdue moment that multiple prominent Buffalo Bills' players have been waiting for, including NFL MVP quarterback Josh Allen.

Out of all the promised amenities that the new Highmark Stadium will deliver when it opens in time for the 2026 season, the most important, on multiple levels, is none other than the natural grass playing surface.

Football is a game that was born on a grass field. Then, there's the data-backed idea that natural surfaces are kinder to the competitors' bodies. For those reasons, and more, the NFLPA membership favors grass by a wide margin.

"We like grass," said Allen last month while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show. "I've got some turf burns on my legs that make me really like grass."

While the Bills' weekly routine is pushed back one day due to the upcoming Monday Night Football appearance, the team shared photos from a milestone moment inside the developing stadium in Wednesday. The images, which are dated October 7, show the sod installation happening in Orchard Park.