NFLPA president EXTREMELY critical of Soldier Field's grass...
The playing surface at Soldier Field was the subject of criticism throughout the Bears' 19-14 preseason win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.
NFLPA president and long-time NFL veteran J.C Tretter posted a message critizising the grass at Soldier Field.
"The NFL said that this field met minimum testing standards," Tretter tweeted. "We clearly need to re-evaluate what is an acceptable surface for players to compete on. We need new testing metrics looking at the performance and safety of every field. The NFL can and should do better."
Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times snapped some pictures of the field from a distance before the Bears' game began. The field was filled with divots, despite the fact that it had seen minimal NFL action action before Saturday.
Tretter has twice played at Soldier Field, so he knows what it is like to play on the chewed-up turf there. His comments also weren't the only negative ones to surface this week. Bears kicker Cairo Santos indicated on Wednesday that he too was displeased with the state of the turf.
"I was training in Florida in Jacksonville and I was going to a turf field at a high school, which was perfect," Santos said. "It was almost like, 'OK. I'm getting too comfortable.' So in my neighborhood, there's a soccer field and the grass is a Bermuda grass. It's real long. I was like, 'OK. This is more like it.'"
