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Rams WR Cooper Kupp makes opinion on grass vs. turf fields clear

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 10/28/22

Plenty of NFL players and head coaches have spoken out against turf fields recently. Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp joined the club on Thursday.

"It's not even close," Kupp said, per ESPN's Sarah Barshop. "I know there's stuff going around the league right now, there's some issues. Hands down, we should be playing on grass. Hands down, we should be on grass. And that's all I'm going to say."

Kupp's comments come in the wake of a spur of non-contact injuries taking place at SoFi Stadium -- which uses an artificial turf field -- where both the Rams and Los Angeles Chargers play their home games. Fourteen of the league's 30 teams use an artificial surface.

During the Chargers-Seattle Seahawks Week 7 game, both Seattle wide receiver DK Metcalf and Los Angeles cornerback J.C. Jackson suffered non-contact knee injuries.

Earlier this month, San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle blasted the NFL's "crappy turf" fields after a host of his teammates went down with injuries while playing on the Carolina Panthers' home field at Bank of America Stadium. The Rams will host the 49ers in Week 8 at SoFi Stadium at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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