Former NFL groundskeeper believes overwatering triggered Super Bowl LVII field's issues

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George Toma has been involved in Super Bowl field preparations for decades, and he shared his theory on what may have caused problems at State Farm Stadium.

Toma, 94, told ESPN he believes the grass was overwatered in the days before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.

State Farm Stadium features a retractable roof and a natural grass surface that is rolled outside on a movable tray to receive sunlight. According to Toma, the sod was watered the Wednesday before the game kicked off on Sunday.

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The field is readied ahead of Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Feb. 11, 2023.  (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

After the field was watered, it was rolled into the stadium, but Toma said that Ed Mangan, the NFL field director who was tasked with overseeing the Super Bowl field, should have left the tray outdoors for the grass to properly dry.

"So, what he does," Tom said of Mangan, "he waters the hell out of it and puts it right into the stadium and that's it. Never sees sunlight again. He can't do that."

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Toma and Mangan previously worked together for several years.

An elevated view of the LVII logo painted on the field prior to Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz.  (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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