Soldier Field today: NFL players union president blasts conditions for Bears preseason game

CHICAGO — The president of the NFL Gamers Affiliation blasted the circumstances at Soldier Subject on Saturday, and he did not precisely get an argument from the Chicago Bears or Kansas Metropolis Chiefs after their preseason recreation.

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Union president JC Tretter tweeted the sphere was less than NFL requirements.

“The NFL mentioned that this subject met minimal testing requirements,” he wrote. “We clearly have to re-evaluate what’s a suitable floor for gamers to compete on. We’d like new testing metrics wanting on the efficiency and security of each subject. The NFL can and will do higher.”

Chicago quarterback Justin Fields mentioned issues have been worse when the Bears practiced there Tuesday reasonably than at their suburban headquarters. He additionally mentioned he tries to make use of the circumstances to work in his favor.

“I knew how our grass was,” he mentioned. “So I knew different groups did not know the way it was, so I form of used it to my benefit in operating and stuff like that, utilizing the lengthy spikes and stuff like that.”

The circumstances did not appear to trouble Kansas Metropolis’s Patrick Mahomes. The four-time Professional Bowler threw for 60 yards and a landing on the Chiefs’ first possession after which referred to as it a day.

“I believe they’d a live performance so there was some stuff right here and there, but it surely wasn’t any loopy, unhealthy (stuff) or something like that,” he mentioned. “I really like taking part in right here at Soldier Subject. It is an superior stadium. You’re feeling the historical past of it.”

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The circumstances at Soldier Subject have lengthy been a supply of frustration for gamers and coaches on the Bears in addition to different groups. The lakefront location and harsh climate make sustaining the floor troublesome for the Chicago Park District, which owns the stadium.

The sector was notably uneven after Elton John carried out there final weekend. Main League Soccer’s Chicago Hearth additionally play there.

“Rather a lot higher than my highschool subject regarded,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid quipped. “Not a lot.”