Would switching to grass help with injuries?

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and after they just replaced the field surface a couple years ago.

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Don't they change it every year?

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Pretty much every year. A grass field in a dome is doable, but its damn expensive, especially on the upkeep. Some domes have a grass field on a retractable field.

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It has been awhile but I remember the Saints playing a preseason game against the Packers in the Dome and they brought is real grass. It was a experimental thing. I remember the players like but I guess logistically and financially it wasn't feasible at the time because no more was said about it.

Somehow, elementary school science eludes most people, especially media types like Mike Florio, so here we go:

1. In the long run, grass does not survive indoors. Small holes like in Atlanta and Dallas aren't enough. Windows like in Minnesota aren't enough.

2. You can put down a grass field for a few weeks. After that, it's dead. They are going to try that for the World Cup in 2026, but I guarantee that the major issue for that tournament will be pitch quality in the domes and retractable roof stadiums as the tournament progresses.

3. There are 2 ways to get around point #1. First is to build a way to pull the grass field outside, such is the case in Arizona. This must be done at construction; making this change during a renovation is either next to impossible or impossible.

4. Or, you can build a white light repository for the grass to simulate sunlight. Tottenham Hotspur and Vegas both have this. Again, this must be done at construction; creating such a place during a renovation would be either very difficult or not possible.

5. New grass field every few weeks is not viable. Not only would it be extraordinarily expensive, but see the last Super Bowl for what it's like to play football on a new grass field that does not have several weeks to settle.

6. Grass would struggle in stadiums that stare tenants. Twice as much football would chew up the turf twice as fast and not give the grass time to recover.

7. There are some outdoor stadiums where grass has never worked: New England for example.

So, if the NFL were to mandate grass, the following teams would definitely need brand new stadiums:

Colts, Chargers, Cowboys, Vikings, Lions, Saints, Falcons, Rams. Yes, the $5 Billion SoFi and Jerry World would be done. Can you imagine the conversation between Roger Goddell and Stan Kronke or Jerry Jones when he told them to move.

Additionally, some other teams would have issues:

Giants and Jets - torn up grass field due to overuse
Texas - tried grass, couldn't make it work
Patriots - tried grass, was always a muddy mess

In short, there will always be artificial turf in the NFL.

Yah that was in the late 90s or early 2000s. I remember the brought a couple of goats or cows into the dome to eat the grass as a publicity stunt

Eta: tried to find a picture and this came up, lads

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Vegas is artificial turf. I’ve been on that field

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Raiders play on grass, unlv and bowl are on turf

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Some domes have a grass field on a retractable field.

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Could you imagine a retractable field on the side of the dome. The bums would sleep on it at night and you’d find drug needles buried everywhere.

frick natural grass ... give us a completely new training staff.

Odd, because I have pictures on the field and the turf was painted for the raiders

The superdome is still a viable nfl stadium