A general view during the playing of the national anthem before Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Feb. 12, 2023. Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

The NFL's special Super Bowl Field was a dud

By Adam Gretz | Last updated 2/12/23

Going into Super Bowl LVII there was a lot made about the field the NFL had prepared for Sunday's game.

It turned out to be a mess, as players spent the entire game slipping and losing their footing all night.

It was from a local sod farm in Arizona and took two years to be grown, all at a cost of over $800,000.

The NFL has spent two years preparing the grass for tonight's field at the Super Bowl.

The grass was grown at a local sod farm in Phoenix.

It was installed two weeks ago, and the field has been rolled out each morning for daily sunshine.

Total cost = $800,000 pic.twitter.com/Um8zZala2O
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) February 12, 2023

It probably did not produce the results the NFL wanted.

Compilation of players slipping on a $800,000 field pic.twitter.com/AQ8LuiR7jI
— Main Team (@MainTeamSports) February 13, 2023

From the very beginning of the game, it was clear that footing was going to be a problem, and several Eagles players, including starting quarterback Jalen Hurts, changed cleats after the first quarter.

Playing surfaces have been a huge topic of discussion in the NFL this season as several players have pushed for the league to make grass playing surfaces mandatory to improve player safety. That started after several major leg injuries happened on field turf playing surfaces.
Grass has always been regarded as the safer option when it comes to injuries.

The NFL obviously went all out on trying to get the best possible surface for its biggest game of the year. It just did not work out as planned.

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