Pete Carroll, Quandre Diggs suggest NFL should reconsider artificial turf playing surfaces

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty ImagesAfter a game at SoFi Stadium — an artificial turf field — Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll made some statements about the safety issues inherent to artificial playing surfaces. Primarily, Carroll voiced concerns about the plethora of non-contact injuries that may stem from playing on turf; this of course came following a game in which both teams saw players go down, as DK Metcalf and J.C. Jackson of the Los Angeles Chargers both suffered potentially season-ending injuries on Sunday. While Metcalf may have escaped the worst possible outcome, Jackson had to have surgery on a ruptured patellar tendon and is officially on season-ending injured reserve. Brady Henderson of ESPN reports that Pete said the following regarding the ongoing debate:

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