natural grass has caused nothing but headaches for the Titans

The Titans are switching to artificial turf! Below we break down the insights which led to this decision and the technology Tennessee will be using. Let’s dive in!
The Problem:
Throughout their franchise’s history, natural grass has caused nothing but headaches for the Titans. Nashville exists in a transition climate zone, which makes growing a consistent natural grass surface throughout the entire NFL season almost impossible. The result is an inconsistent playing surface that bogs down performance and increases the chance of injury. “Looking at statistics from the 2018-2021 NFL seasons, Nissan Stadium had higher lower extremity injuries than each of the monofilament synthetic turfs in the league,” says Jim Wyatt, senior writer for the Tennessee Titans.
A packed IL crippled the Titan’s 2022 season — so now they’re making the switch to artificial grass! “There is nothing more important than the health and safety of our players,” says head coach Mike Vrabel. “We’ve had a lot of issues after a certain part of the season. It’s hard to grow grass. It gets slick. We put new turf down, we try and put new sod down and it’s slick, you see guys slipping. Those are real things that I’ve witnessed over my time here.”