The NFL has already funded studies that showed the following two results:
In terms of only quantity, injuries are vaguely equal when playing on turf vs. grass.
In terms of types of injuries, grass sees more “football type” injuries (e.g. contusions, bruises, sprains, fractures, etc.), while turf sees significantly more “ACL-type” injuries with torn or ruptured ligaments.
The safety of turf is real - it’s not too different from grass in many areas. But even the NFL has determined that ligament injuries are WAAAAAAAY more likely to happen on turf. That is also a major downside with turf, it’s not a perceived weakness of the terrain, it’s a REAL weakness of the terrain.
The NFL has already funded studies that showed the following two results:
The safety of turf is real - it’s not too different from grass in many areas. But even the NFL has determined that ligament injuries are WAAAAAAAY more likely to happen on turf. That is also a major downside with turf, it’s not a perceived weakness of the terrain, it’s a REAL weakness of the terrain.