Grievance Filed Against NFL Stadium Playing Turf

REPORT: Grievance Filed Against NFL & One Of Its Stadiums Over Extremely Unsafe Playing Turf

View of Bank of America Stadium — CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 11: A general view of the kick-off at the start of the game between the Carolina Panthers and the Cleveland Browns at Bank of America Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the NFLPA has lodged a complaint with the NFL and the Carolina Panthers regarding the playing field during Carolina’s 37-23 victory over the Detroit Lions on Christmas Eve.

After the game, several Lions players expressed criticism of the playing surface and said the field conditions only worsened in the sub-freezing temperatures.

The official grievance cites ‘the hardness of the playing field,’ according to an ESPN report.

“NFLPA is filing a grievance against the NFL and Carolina for the hardness of the playing field in last Saturday’s Lions-Panthers game, per source. The NFLPA complained before the game and said the field conductions, in the extreme cold, only worsened as the game progressed,” he reported.

NFLPA is filing a grievance against the NFL and Carolina for the hardness of the playing field in last Saturday's Lions-Panthers game, per source. The NFLPA complained before the game and said the field conditions in the extreme cold, only worsened as the game progressed.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 1, 2023

The game was the coldest Panthers home game in franchise history. Lions quarterback Jared Goff was among those who complained about the playing surface.