Muddy Night Football: The Afterbath
Still prefer natural surface, but now Steelers say they are willing to consider artificial turf
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steelers President Art Rooney II said yesterday his organization and the NFL will do their best to improve the field and dry it out before Sunday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, then look at alternatives when the season ends. Chief among the choices will be the installation of artificial turf for the 2008 season.
"We're going to consider all of the options," Rooney said. "We haven't made any decisions and we won't make any decisions until after the season. At this point, I think we'll give [artificial turf] consideration."
Crews were busy yesterday trying to dry out the soggy sod that was placed on top of the DDGrassMaster field over the weekend after four high school games Friday and Pitt's game Saturday. The cost to the Steelers was about $150,000. It was the first game where an existing field was covered with turf rather than torn up and replaced an idea NFL officials strongly suggested to the Steelers as well as to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The difference at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field, where the Eagles and Temple University's football team play, is that nearly two weeks will have gone by between the sod installation there and the first football game, Sunday against Seattle.
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Muddy Night Football: The Afterbath
Muddy Night Football: The Afterbath
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