Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward experienced a frustrating start to his first home game of the 2025 season. After slipping on the synthetic turf during a crucial play that led to a sack and a fumble in Sunday’s 33-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Ward openly questioned the decision to switch from grass.

“We practice on grass. Why don’t we play on grass?” he asked, via John Glennon of the Nashville Post, pointing to the contrast between practice conditions and game-day realities . Expand Tweet

Nissan Stadium switched from natural grass to synthetic turf in 2023 due to the difficulty of maintaining a high-quality grass field year-round in Nashville’s climate. The NFL currently has an even split between stadiums with grass and those with artificial turf, a point of debat

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