Sunday's Pro Football Hall of Fame game cancellation may have brought back memories of the 2001 fiasco at Veterans Stadium, when the Ravens and Eagles both refused to play on the newly-installed artificial turf because. . .well. . .just watch. . .
The pertinent stuff begins around the 33:00 minute mark.
The moment was recorded in all of its glory by cameras from HBO, which was recording its first ever season of Hard Knocks, following the Ravens through the preseason. The episode featuring the would-be preseason game with the Eagles features then-coach Brian Billick leading ESPN personality Chris Mortensen, Eagles consultant Ron Jaworski, and an HBO cameraman across the playing surface prior to the game.