The poor quality of the playing field at Super Bowl LVII in Arizona remains a topic of discussion in the NFL, and one player who was on the field the last time the Super Bowl was played in Arizona says it was an issue in that game, too.
But former Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola, who played in the team’s Super Bowl XLIX victory at State Farm Stadium, says that his team was prepared for the poor field quality. Amendola said on Chris Long’s podcast that Patriots coach Bill Belichick insisted that his players wear “seven studs” — meaning cleats with better traction — because he knew the field conditions would be an issue.