After a dominant 13-4 2021-22 season, the Green Bay Packers have scuffled to a 3-6 record following their 15-9 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. While the Packers will take solace in the fact that they have eight games left to try and rescue their season, they will not find any reason to be optimistic after losing the war in addition to losing the battle after seeing key players fall prey to the injury bug. In particular, De'Vondre Campbell couldn't help but express his frustration over a situation that doesn't bode well for the Packers' playoff hopes.
Posting on his official Twitter account, the Packers' 29-year old linebacker voiced out his concerns over the use of turf as the stadium's terrain instead of natural grass, which, he asserts, played a part in the Packers' plethora of injuries.
“This is two weeks in a row we’ve had players get injured on turf fields. I think it’s time y’all take some of the money y’all make off us and invest in grass fields for every team around the league. The turf is literally like concrete it has no give when you plant @NFL,” Campbell wrote.
De'Vondre Campbell isn't the first player to voice his displeasure over the use of turf. Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp took a shot at his own home stadium for not using grass after Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson and Seattle Seahawks wideout DK Metcalf suffered knee injuries on non-contact plays. In addition, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll also called out the NFL to take a closer look as to whether the artificial turf surface, indeed, plays a large part in contributing to player injuries.
In early September, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid also blamed the injury Harrison Butker suffered on the turf surface.
It's important to note that almost half of the stadiums in the NFL use artificial instead of real grass, perhaps due to the lower maintenance costs. Still, with the Packers looking at a long injury report, which includes Aaron Jones, who hurt his ankle against the Lions and even Campbell himself, who missed their Week 9 clash with a bum knee, it's not difficult to see why their frustrations with things beyond their control are bubbling over.
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