Ex-Giants quarterback Eli Manning controversially helps use of turf, regardless of outrage from some NFL gamers after Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles in Jets’ win vs. Payments

Eli Manning does not often coloration exterior the traces however the former Giants quarterback has in terms of the NFL’s turf warfare.

Many present gamers have lengthy complained — and once more not too long ago — about taking part in on turf. 

The perpetual debate has got here to the fore Monday night time as Aaron Rodgers tore the Achilles tendon in his left leg on the MetLife Stadium turf. 

Manning has zigged whereas many of the modern-day NFL has zagged. Although, he does have assist from two All-Execs, extra on that later.

‘I feel the turf, it provides you a dependable area on a regular basis,’ the two-time Super Bowl champ advised the Front Office Sports Today podcast.

Former Giants quarterback believes there’s some advantage to having turf at MetLife Stadium

‘The Giants performed in that very same stadium in an enormous rain storm,’ Manning added. ‘When you performed that sport and also you needed to play one other sport on Monday night time on the identical area, it might be ripped up and muddy and moist and all tousled anyhow. So I feel it eliminates that. 

Rodgers’ former teammate David Bakhtiari blasted the league shortly following the gorgeous harm to No. 8. 

‘Congrats @nfl,’ Bakhtiari wrote on X. ‘What number of extra gamers must get damage on ARTIFICIAL TURF??!… I am sick of this. Do higher!’ 

The stadium’s slit movie artificial turf was changed by monofilament previous to this season after some Giants gamers examined new surfaces, and plenty of different NFL stars had complained. 

Not all soccer gamers are sad. Some willfully settle for the inherent dangers of the career and wish to go to battle for his or her groups. These people embody stud Jets defensive deal with Quinnen Williams and Cowboys All-Professional cross rusher Micah Parsons. 

‘It is a soccer sport. I am ready to place the quarterback down…. It might be on concrete for all I care, like I do not actually care,’ Williams advised Jets reporters this week. 

‘That is my choice, that is my opinion. I really like this soccer sport, I really like soccer usually and simply competing, and that is all I am fearful about is simply taking part in soccer.’

Parsons performed on the floor whereby Rodgers’ season went to (possible) die an evening prior. His emotions echoed that of Williams. 

Each Micah Parsons (L) & Quinnen Williams (R) may care much less about what floor they play on

‘On the finish of the day rising up, I by no means mentioned “now we have rocks on the sphere, am I not going to play?'” Parsons mentioned Thursday. 

‘Actually, it’s what it’s. I am going on the market getting paid to do a job. I am not fearful in regards to the circumstances of the sphere. It might be raining, it might be snowing. You are getting paid to do a job and carry out. 

‘If one thing occurs to me, it is alleged to occur. I am not saying it should not occur due to this [the field surface]. I stay by religion, not by sight. It’s what it’s. I will play on what I received.’