How much does NFL turf cost?

Whether you are building a new one or renovating an old one, how much a turf field will end up costing eventually is due to the following criteria. Use our artificial turf football field cost calculator to get an accurate estimate for your project.

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• Quality of the artificial turf system

There are a variety of manufacturers that differ in price. The product range of individual suppliers includes artificial turf with different features and in different price categories. Top-quality synthetic turf for a football field costs approximately $5 &#; $11 per square foot. Another important cost item in the installation of an artificial turf football field is the cost of the underlying drainage, which typically costs around $4-$5 per square foot. Also, infills differ in price (natural cork is more expensive than synthetic materials), which must be budgeted into the overall project. 

• Structural situation of the sports facility

It is usually cheaper to replace an existing pitch than to build one from scratch. In most cases, the underlying infrastructure can be used, thus reducing the overall costs. 

• Size of the field

Since both the turf and the underlying drainage layer are priced per square foot, the cost increases as the size increases. The dimensions of a football playing field are specified for game use (360&#; x 160&#;). However, smaller fields can be used for practice. In addition, a perimeter of obstacle-free space must also be factored into the cost calculation: the comfortable, safe surface can&#;t end abruptly at the touchline.

• Regional differences

Labor and shipping costs can differ depending on the state in which the artificial turf is to be installed. In urban areas, prices tend to be higher than in more rural areas.

• Design of the artificial turf

A customized design on the artificial turf, such as a club logo or a branded  end zone, incurs additional costs.

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If 14 of the NFL&#;s 30 stadiums have artificial surfaces, and if the league mandated they switch to grass like the others, the Associated Press reported the cost for each one would be &#;roughly $500,000 for demolition, new rock underlayment and irrigation (drainage could be reused) and another $350,000 for lay-and-play sod.&#;

Let&#;s see.

That&#;s $850,000 overall.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. The Associated Press added that &#;cold-weather teams, including those playing indoors, would be lucky if the new grass lasted a month before needing to be resodded,&#; but let&#;s stick with the big picture.

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If you multiply that $850,000 by 14 &#; which is the number of NFL stadiums with artificial surfaces&#; it would cost the NFL approximately $11.9 million overall to go completely grass throughout the league. The average NFL owner has that amount in petty cash. In addition, unlike the mid-s, when the Astrodome made its debut in Houston as the eighth wonder of the world yet couldn&#;t find a way to grow grass under its roof, Arizona and Las Vegas have grass fields that they roll from inside their domes to outside in the sun between games.

Grass is friendlier than artificial surfaces to the bodies of NFL players, but particularly the head &#; as where the most damage is done through Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), as in more lawsuits waiting to happen for league officials if they don&#;t dig into their pockets sooner rather than later for that $11.9 million (and whatever it takes to do the resodding, blah, blah, blah).

&#;I do think it&#;s time to go all grass throughout the league,&#; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers told the Associated Press this week, and the 10-time Pro Bowler has played in every NFL stadium except Las Vegas. When the wire service asked Rodgers, if he thought league officials actually would get rid of artificial surfaces, he added, &#;No, honestly. I don&#;t have a lot of confidence when it comes to the league making that decision without some sort of big vote and gripes from certain owners who don&#;t want to spend the money. ... This would be putting your money where your mouth is if player safety is important.&#;

So, $11.9 million versus $1 billion. I&#;m thinking the NFL would prefer to pay $11.9 million.

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As for the $1 billion, that&#;s how much former NFL players received overall after they won a concussion lawsuit against the league. The last payments were issued in July, and with a league that made a record $18 billion in and looks to increase that to $25 billion by , I&#;m guessing NFL bosses would rather use that revenue on things other than the settlement of more CTE cases.

Now about future legal action involving CTE: Since the Associated Press cited a slew of NFL players attributing their injuries &#; particularly severe ones &#; to blocking, tackling, running and crashing against fake grass around the league sitting on concrete with padding, well, you get the picture.

Inflation isn&#;t exactly dying. As a result, the NFL&#;s previous $1 billion lawsuit over concussions would resemble an old K-Mart special compared to the amount of a future lawsuit involving the head effects of playing on artificial surfaces. This would make such a lawsuit worse for NFL honchos: They couldn&#;t say they were clueless to the situation, because the warnings keep coming, ranging from NFL Players Association President JC Tretter to those interviewed by the Associated Press.

&#;I&#;m getting slammed on the concrete. It doesn&#;t feel good,&#; Jacksonville Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins told the Associated Press.

Then there was this from Carolina Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble who saw teammate Donte Jackson tear his Achilles tendon in November in Charlotte, where it was a grass field until FieldTurf was installed for the season. &#;Guys get terrible injuries from that stuff,&#; Tremble said. &#;I get the usability of it, but this is a billion-dollar business, and I think where we should put the money into should be for the players because if we got grass fields and can keep playing, the money keeps rolling in. You see star guys go down all of the time because of it.&#;

Did I mention $11.9 million would be a bargain?

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