Will Las Vegas Super Bowl field hold up after NFL turf issues? - ESPN

LAS VEGAS — On Jan. 9, two days after the Las Vegas Raiders' season finale at Allegiant Stadium, newly appointed NFL field director Nick Pappas posted a photo on X of the Raiders' rollaway grass field being ripped up to make way for the one-time-use field for Super Bowl LVIII to be played 33 days later.

In 12 posts over the next 30 days, Pappas gave his followers a behind-the-scenes look at the installation and preparation of this year's Super Bowl field. He peeled back the curtain on how the grass was harvested, rolled up and then laid out in a tray outside the stadium. Pappas shared photos of the field being lined and the logos painted. On Wednesday, he posted a video of the tray being rolled into the stadium.

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At Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the NFL made greenskeepers available to the media for interviews 12 days before kickoff. This year, until his Thursday meeting with the media, Pappas' X feed had been the only window into the field he has curated. He hopes the field won't become the storyline, as it did for Super Bowl LVII.

Last season's Super Bowl field, prepared by former NFL field director Ed Mangan, gave the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles fits. Players slipped when they tried to cut as upturned divots dotted the field. Many, including Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, had to change their cleats.

«I'm not going to lie, it was the worst field that I've ever played on,» Eagles