Chiefs star Travis Kelce became the latest NFL player to suffer a non-contact low ankle sprain after slipping on the synthetic turf inside U.S. Bank Stadium at Sunday’s game against the Vikings.
The renewed natural grass versus artificial turf debate has generated turbulence from players across the league this season, especially after Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers’s season-ending injury in Week 1 on the artificial turf at MetLife Stadium.
In a new episode of New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast, the Eagles center blasted the NFL for its continued use of turf-based field surfaces and said it is time for the league to eliminate them.