The New York Jets and New York Giants both play their home games at MetLife Stadium during the NFL season, and while it's the only occurrence in the NFL of teams splitting a home stadium, there's another reason why MetLife is well known around the NFL.
For years, the artificial turf at MetLife has drawn the ire and frustrations of NFL players and fans alike. The history of major injuries happening at MetLife is a long list, and while not every injury can be attributed to the turf, the players and fans can't help but view it negatively after years of examples.
During the NFL meetings on Tuesday, October 21st, NFL executive Jeff Miller was asked about the MetLife Stadium turf. And as Mike Garafolo of NFL Network shared on Twitter/X, Miller not only defended the turf, but also claimed "it's playing really well."
NFL exec shuts down injury concerns over MetLife Stadium's artificial turf
"Miller asked about MetLife Stadium turf, says it had one of the lowest injury rates across the league last year." Garafolo posted.
Miller asked about MetLife Stadium turf, says it had one of the lowest injury rates across the league last year.
βItβs playing really well and it has for a while.β https://t.co/nVyTcZmvAh
β Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October 21, 2025
"It's playing really well and it has for a while," Miller said.
While the numbers Miller references are true, that MetLife had one of the lowest injury rates in the NFL last year, the concern this season has ramped back up due to Malik Nabers' season-ending injury.
With both the Jets and Giants playing home games at MetLife, there's bound to be more chances for injuries to occur at the stadium. And yet, the injuries were down last year.
That doesn't mean that the fear or notoriety is gone. Aaron Rodgers and Jaelan Phillips both suffered Achilles injuries in 2023, which were on the new turf designed to limit injuries.
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As Adam Schefter of ESPN reported earlier in the year after Nabers' injury, some players are "petrified" to play on the surface at MetLife Stadium. Also in Schefter's piece, a reported 90 percent of players preferred to play on grass fields as opposed to artificial turf fields.
It would be one thing for fans to have a belief about the playing surface, but for some players to routinely call out the turf, and others to be scared of it, there's too much smoke to completely ignore.
But even amid the concerned players and fans, Miller, an NFL executive, is downplaying those injury concerns. The injuries in 2024 were down, but between the history of brutal injuries and the player testimonies, the controversial nature of the playing surface at MetLife isn't going away anytime soon.
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