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Rams, NFL discuss concrete surface at Edward Jones Dome
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 2, 2015
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In each of the last two weeks, a visiting player in St. Louis has been injured when he lost his footing on the concrete surrounding the field at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. The Rams and the NFL haven’t done anything about it, but they are talking about doing something about it.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher confirmed today that the team has been
in discussions with the NFL about the concrete edge of the playing surface, Jim Thomas of the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Fisher pointed out that the Rams have been playing at the Edward Jones Dome for 20 years and no one raised any concerns about the concrete around the field, but that shouldn’t matter: Browns quarterback
Josh McCown hurt his shoulder when he couldn’t slow down on the concrete and ran into the wall, and 49ers running back
Reggie Bush suffered a serious knee injury when he slipped on the concrete. Two injuries is two too many.
The NFL needs to make sure playing surfaces are safe, and the NFL Players Association needs to insist that the NFL provide a safe workplace for its membership. Safety measures should be taken before the Rams’ next home game.
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Reggie bush should sue the Rams and the NFL. If the NFL can fine players for everything, then the players should sue teams and the NFL because of their collective stupidity and lack of care on playing surfaces in and out of bounds.
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The NFL doesn’t care about player safety they only care about the appearance of caring about player safety….in their defense, Bush is brittle and can blow out his knee in warm ups….
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If Gurley tore his ACL on the concrete, the concrete would be ripped out next day and replaced with finest feathers money can buy
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Reggie Boo-Boo shouldn’t need 20 yards to slow down, C’mon now. He was jogging for a considerable amount of time before slipping and falling.
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And while we’re on the outrage bandwagon… It’s not the only concrete track around an NFL field.
And more importantly… How about ensuring the THE FIELD is worthy of playing football on?! Everybody and their sister cried foul when RG3 and Chris Clemons both tore knee ligaments in the same game. Yet playing surface vary WILDLY throughout the league. Now, I realize part of that is because not every team has the weather to support great natural grass fields. And some of it is because not every team invests the same in their field. And pretty much all surfaces are basically painted dirt after 17 weeks of professional football.
The point is, you can take the concrete out of the Edward Jones Dome, but you can’t take the concrete out of the league’s head. They have no concept of the importance of standardized playing fields, rule, officiating, etc. etc. etc. There are so many things about each game left up to the home team that should standardized across the league.
But no, you can’t have football without the frozen tundra of greenbay or swampy monsoon season of carolina or snow bowls in philly… Unless you want to lose these great aspects of the game, stop cherry-picking the low-hanging fruit of “the concrete at Edward Jones Dome”.
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A simple fix is to apply artificial turf so that there is no exposed concrete as is done in the Georgia Dome and Mercedes Benz Dome.
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soldier field is absolute crap..bears and vikings slipping all over that pos field yesterday
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It may not have been a problem in the past but maybe they had a new sealant that made it more slick. At least look into it.
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Ford field has the same thing with turf and rubber pellets I attended a meet and greet in 06 and wanted to get a picture of me doing a diving catching in the end zone landed on that surface and almost dislocated my shoulder these guys who do this game in game out are true freaks of nature.
