Sunday’s win over the Panthers was marred by a slew of injuries, including serious injuries to some of the team’s best players. Cornerback Emmanuel Moseley may have torn his ACL, safety Jimmie Ward broke his hand, and kicker Robbie Gould and defensive end Nick Bosa left with leg injuries.
San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle became the latest player to criticize the league’s use of turf fields in stadiums. Kittle made his comments following the 49ers’ win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
“The thing that just confuses me is if you’re not going to mandate grass, then why aren’t turf fields the exact same turf so guys get used to playing on the same turf everywhere? But every field has a different turf,” Kittle said, via ProFootballTalk. “And so you’re playing on a different surface. NBA guys don’t play on different wood, what are we doing? Hockey guys don’t play on different ices all the time. It’s ice. So I just wish we played on a surface that was similar every single week in, week out so your body won’t just be dealing with different, crappy turf.”
He praised the grass field at Levi’s Stadium.
“I thought it was an OK turf. But turf’s turf. It is what it is. I’d much rather play on grass. That’s why I love Jed York. We have the nicest grass in the NFL,” he added.
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The controversy over turf fields came up again when Sterling Shepard suffered a non-contact torn ACL injury at MetLife Stadium.
Kittle hauled in 5-of-6 targets for 47 yards and lost a fumble in San Francisco’s Week 5 victory over Carolina.
Kittle will look to break out in another friendly matchup in Week 6 versus the Falcons.
