Mara is expected to have conversations with players as the process of selecting a new field moves alongGetty Images
Giants co-owner John Mara expects to "consult his players during the process" of installing a new playing surface at MetLife Stadium, according to Pat Leonard of the N.Y. DAILY NEWS. Giants players “ideally would like grass," not the "'new synthetic surface' that stadium officials recently promised to install in 2023." A spokesperson for Mara said he expects to "have conversations with our players as we move along in the process of selecting a new field.” Leonard wrote Mara’s plan to solicit players’ insight is "noteworthy because that is not required protocol for this type of decision.” An NFLPA committee is "always involved in these conversations" and teams’ union reps are "kept in the loop.” But individual players “traditionally are not primary voices in these discussions.” A lot of parties “will be involved" in the upcoming MetLife Stadium surface change, with stadium officials, the Giants and Jets “involved jointly.” Still, players’ complaints around the league about turf -- and the MetLife Stadium turf in particular -- “have reached a deafening crescendo” (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 11/25).
