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Originally Posted by BWillie
You can't tell me they can't throw money at the field - sent field experts down to Mexico City to have it serviceable by game time. The NFL caved to public pressure. They are FRIGHTENED by it.
I get it. If someone would have got injured - even if the field was fine - the media circus and bad PR would be a nightmare.
What I don't get is not having this figured out waaay before now.
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I think the player threats and getting the NFLPA involved was the dealbreaker. There was no chance the union was going to certify that field and then this was just going to become a massive conflict that would've been aired in public. And coming at the same time as the Le'Veon Bell drama and on the heels of the Earl Thomas injury, it would've been horrific optics. Players are becoming more aggressive in protecting themselves and I'm all for it. Their shelf life is short and their contracts have a fraction of a guarantee. And who can blame their not wanting to subject themselves to this field?