The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to a new model for selecting playing surfaces in stadiums, one that will require teams to choose from an approved set of manufacturers and styles for both natural and synthetic fields.

The policy will apply to any teams that plan to replace their surfaces for the 2026 season. By the 2028 season, all stadiums will be required to have approved fields.

Nick Pappas, the NFL's field director, described the model as similar to the NFL/NFLPA helmet policy, where players must choose from a list of accredited helmet models.

"We want to make sure that we're supporting our clubs and we're supporting our athletes," Pappas said, "and ensuring that every field that enters our league is meeting the requirements that we believe are, obviously, ever evolvi

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