With the 2026 FIFA World Cup underway, AT&T Stadium has undergone drastic changes to accommodate FIFA rules, which include having a grass field instead of turf and tint on the windows of the stadium to help with the glare from the sun.
Injuries from turf have been a long-term concern of NFL players. Since the stadium already has made the switch to grass for the World Cup, could the Dallas Cowboys make the change permanent to help out the players?
Cowboys wide receiver and kick returner KaVontae Turpin is a strong advocate for the switch.
“I would like it leaguewide,” he said. “A lot of people get injured on turf. You know, you get stuck on turf and trying to get out and in your cuts. It’s bad for your knees. So I feel like the league should make every field a grass field. That’s how it was growing up. That’s how it was in college.”
Fifteen NFL stadiums have turf, while the other half has grass.
Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer remained confident in the turf at the stadium and joked how World Cup participants don’t get the full experience of the stadium without the glare.
“We feel like AT&T gives us a great home-field advantage, and the turf is what it is,” he said. “We feel like it’s one of the best turf surfaces in the league. Suddenly, they had the blinders up, the shades, so it’s not majestic as it is. The grass and the shade, it’s not as majestic. They are going to miss the experience.”
The stadium has become notorious for the glare and has been seen to affect receivers during games. FIFA reportedly was going to use curtains to block the sun during some matches at AT&T Stadium but ended up using window tint.
“I hear a lot of receivers saying they have a glare in their eye in the stadium, so that might help us out, but I’m just going to go out there and play on,” Cowboys running back Javonte Williams said.
The Cowboys are in the middle of their mandatory minicamp at their facility in Frisco, where they use a grass field instead of turf. They will continue the minicamp on Wednesday and will wrap up on Thursday.
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June 9 Kansas City 5, Rangers 3
June 10 Rangers 6, Kansas City 4 (10 innings)
June 11 Rangers 4, Kansas City 2
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June 13 Boston 6, Rangers 3
June 14 Rangers 6, Boston 4
June 15 Minnesota 4, Rangers 2
June 16 vs. Minnesota, 7:05 p.m., RSN
June 18 vs. Minnesota, 1:35 p.m., RSN
June 19 vs. San Diego, 7:05 p.m., RSN
June 20 vs. San Diego, 3:05 p.m., RSN
June 21 vs. San Diego, 1:35 p.m., RSN
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June 5 Wings 104, Los Angeles 96
June 9 Minnesota 100, Wings 76
June 11 Wings 85, Phoenix 70
June 13 Portland 84, Wings 83
June 15 Wings 96, Las Vegas 66
June 17 at Golden State, 9 p.m., KFAA
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Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
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Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Sept. 20 vs. Washington, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m., CBS
Oct. 4 at Houston, 12 p.m., Fox
Oct. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS
Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox
Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA
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June 14 Japan 2, Netherlands 2 (Group F)
June 17 England vs. Croatia (Group L), 3 p.m., Fox
June 22 Argentina vs. Austria (Group J), 12 p.m., Fox
June 25 Japan vs. Sweden (Group F), 6 p.m., FS1
June 27 Argentina vs. Jordan (Group J), 9 p.m., Fox
Knockout round
June 30 Round of 32: Group E runner-up vs. Group I runner-up, 12 p.m., Fox
July 3 Round of 32: Group D runner-up vs. Group G runner-up, 1 p.m., Fox
