LeSean McCoy Says Houston Texans Turf Is ‘Terrible’

By CM Towle | Nov 4, 2014

Nov 2, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy (25) is upended during the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Philadelphia Eagles star running back LeSean McCoy says the Houston Texans‘ field turf the worst he’s ever played on.

The Eagles beat the Texans on Sunday to move to 6-2 atop the NFC East, however, running back LeSean McCoy did not enjoy the experience of playing at NGR Stadium. Players typically don’t like playing on the road away from their home stadium, but McCoy took exception to the playing surface that was prepared.

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McCoy told Pro Football Talk on Monday that the field was among the worst he’s ever had to play on.

"“Yeah, that field is terrible, bad, bad,” McCoy said."

McCoy wasn’t the only Eagles player criticizing the field. Center Jason Kelce went as far as to say that the field was just plain dangerous. Linebacker Mychal Kendricks told SportsRadio 610 that something definitely needs to be done about it.

According to Sports Illustrated, NGR Stadium actually uses two different types of playing surfaces. Real grass is used for NFL games, but artificial turf is used for all other events, including college football. The stadium also has a retractable roof which allows natural sunlight to reach the grass, but the fact that it’s on removable plates ends up making the field dangerous if not perfectly installed.

Back in 2011, former Texans punter Brett Hartmann sued the owners of NGR when he caught his foot in an uneven area between the trays and fractured his fibula as well as tearing his ACL. McCoy reinforced this image when he spoke of the potholes and uneven areas on the field.

"“There’s so many holes, it’s like this can’t be a real NFL field,” McCoy said."

McCoy added that players put their health on the line playing games and the least stadiums can do is have the field in good playing shape for everyone involved.

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