Battle of the NFL Fields: Which Surface is Best?
Battle of the NFL Fields: Which Surface is Best?: Bill Barnwell and Stephania Bell discuss which playing surfaces is safest is players and changes the NFL is making to test surfaces.
The Bill Barnwell Show · ESPN, Bill Barnwell
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Show Notes
On today’s episode of the Bill Barnwell Show, senior writer and NFL injury analyst Stephania Bell joins the show to discuss the debate of what surface is the safest for players, the impact of Aaron Rodgers' injury, and how the NFL is implementing the B.E.A.S.T technology to test field safety. Then, they discuss how the NFL and NFL Players Association are working together to come to a solution and how the FIFA World Cup could impact the future of the NFL field surfaces.
5:00 What makes a good field surface?
10:23 What is the B.E.A.S.T, and how is it used to test the surfaces?
25:00 How the NFL and NFLPA are working together to solve this issue
36:21 FIFA’s impact on the NFL
41:03 The future of NFL surfaces
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