re: NFL endzone paint

Isn't there a stadium that rolls in different surfaces, like the field slides out?

From what I understand the new Raiders stadium in Vegas will do this, real grass field and it will slide out and they can roll in basketball courts and keep fresh fields at all times etc.

Yep, Phoenix Stadium.

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The playing surface inside University of Phoenix Stadium for Super Bowl 49 looks impeccable.

It's blindingly green.

This is natural grass, not the synthetic FieldTurf playing surfaces you see inside other indoor arenas across the NFL. While Phoenix Stadium does have a retractable roof, it's not large enough to let in the sort of sunlight you need to grow a two acre grass field.

To get around this problem, the stadium's designers made the field itself retractable. The field you see is actually a giant, 40-inch-deep tray that's on wheels. During the week, they roll it outside so it can get natural sunlight and grow properly.

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