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Cameron DaSilva

Jordan Mailata compares ‘terrible’ Super Bowl field to ‘playing on a waterpark’

Much has been made recently about players’ strong preference for playing on natural grass fields rather than artificial turf. Super Bowl LVII was played on a perfectly manicured grass field at State Farm Stadium, but it did not hold up well for the Chiefs and Eagles.

Players were slipping all over the field and losing their footing left and right, which had NFL fans ripping the league. Eagles tackle Jordan Mailata was also not pleased with the field conditions.

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After the Eagles’ 38-35 loss to the Chiefs, Mailata said the field was “terrible” and compared it to “playing on a waterpark.”

Eagles edge rusher Haason Reddick also criticized the field conditions, saying “it was evident” the field wasn’t good enough with how often players were slipping.

Both teams had to play in those tough conditions, so it didn’t favor one over the other, but there’s really no excuse for the field being as bad as it was in the biggest game of the year.

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