Senior reporter
The contrast was curious.
After Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles four plays into his residency with a team competing on an artificial surface, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell released a statement.
“Moving all stadium fields to high quality natural grass surfaces is the easiest decision the NFL can make,” Howell said in a statement the morning after Rodgers was injured. “The players overwhelmingly prefer it and the data is clear.”
Howell was just three months into his NFLPA tenure and the message he sent seemed strong: He was not afraid to speak out on his behalf of his players.