The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to implement a new system for selecting playing surfaces at each team’s home stadium in an effort to enhance player safety.

Under the agreement, each NFL team will be required to select a playing surface from an approved list of both natural and synthetic surfaces. The policy will apply to any teams that plan to replace their fields for the 2026 season, and all teams are required to have approved fields by the beginning of the 2028 season.

All fields approved by the NFL and NFLPA have undergone testing both in labs and on-site using two tools: BEAST and Strike Impact Tester, according to NFL Field Director Nick Pappas.

BEAST -- Biocore Elite Athlete Shoe Turf Tester -- is a traction testing device that mimics how NFL player move during gam

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