Dolphins Lose Another Player To Leg Injury As NFL Grass-Turf Debate Heats Up

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs
Forbes Staff

Updated Jan 2, 2024, 08:47am EST​

The Miami Dolphins suffered another major loss with the ACL tear of pass-rusher Bradley Chubb in a game against the Baltimore Ravens on New Year's Eve, adding Chubb to a long list of others who’ve suffered destructive lower-body injuries this season amid debate over the safety of playing on grass versus turf.

Of this year's 24 major leg injuries so far, 13 have occurred on a turf or partially turf field. Injuries have most commonly happened this season on M&T Bank Stadium's grass field, U.S. Bank Stadium's turf and at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, which uses turf for NFL games. Rodgers and Tannehill were hurt on turf, Nick Chubb and Diggs were injured on grass. Lambeau Field in Green Bay, where Cousins was injured, has a hybrid turf mix of synthetic and natural grass.

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