Malik Nabers injury revives concerns over MetLife conditions - ESPN

The major knee injury suffered by New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers has reignited discussions about the turf playing surface at MetLife Stadium.

One executive from an opposing team said this week that, due to the FieldTurf playing surface, his players are «petrified» of playing at MetLife. The executive added that if a player is nursing an injury, he might be less apt to play through it for a game at MetLife.

Others also are aware and concerned. NFL Players Association interim executive director David White was in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday for a scheduled visit with the Giants as part of his fall team meetings, and while he was there, he raised the issue of MetLife's turf field and its ongoing history of season-ending lower extremity injuries.

Nabers suffered a season-ending torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee Sunday when he leaped for a Jaxson Dart pass. The wide receiver immediately reached for his right leg as he was in the air and landed hard on the ground.

At least 15 players have suffered knee ligament or Achilles tears at MetLife since 2020. Some of the more notable ones include Jaelan Phillips (Achilles, 2023), Aaron Rodgers (Achilles, 2023), Wan'Dale Robinson (ACL, 2022), Sterling Shepard (ACL, 2022), Jabrill Peppers (ACL, 2021) and Nick Bosa (ACL, 2020). Wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandon Marshall also suffered significant ankle injuries at MetLife in 2017.

Beckham posted to social media Sunday night asking for the NFL to «PLZ. PLZ. PLZ. GET RID OF THE [expletive emoji] TURF.»

Dear <a href=«https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=» https:>@NFL

, I mean this with the upmost love and respect. We (The NFL) take all The precautions in the world with EVERYthing else when it comes to players