Jets owner Woody Johnson blasted after another MetLife turf disaster

MetLife Stadium’s turf has claimed another victim. On Sunday, New York Giants superstar wide receiver Malik Nabers went down with what is believed to be a torn ACL, effectively ending his season just four games into the year.

It was a devastating situation that felt all too familiar to fans of both the New York Jets and Giants. The MetLife turf has claimed countless victims over the years, with former Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers infamously tearing his Achilles on the same playing surface just two years ago.

Nabers now joins a long list of stars whose careers have been derailed at MetLife. Nick Bosa, Kyle Fuller, Sterling Shepard, Wan’Dale Robinson, Jabrill Peppers — the roll call of injuries is nearly as infamous as the stadium itself.

The outrage amongst both the Jets and Giants fan bases was immediate. Across social media, fans ripped into Jets owner Woody Johnson and Giants owner John Mara for refusing to make a change, accusing both of letting a career graveyard field destroy another season.

Jets owner Woody Johnson is under fire after Malik Nabers' ACL tear

This isn’t just one unlucky incident. Nabers’ ACL tear is the latest chapter in a pattern that players and fans have been screaming about for years.

MetLife’s turf has become synonymous with season-ending injuries, from Nick Bosa and Solomon Thomas both going down with ACL tears in the same 2020 game against the Jets, to Kyle Fuller’s ACL in 2022, to Sterling Shepard and Wan’Dale Robinson’s devastating knee injuries with the Giants.

Add Aaron Rodgers’ torn Achilles in his first game with the Jets, and now Nabers’ second NFL season has been ended before October, and the case against the surface is overwhelming.

The NFLPA has been pushing for natural grass at every stadium, arguing that turf significantly increases the risk of non-contact lower-body injuries. MetLife, however, has remained an outlier.

Johnson and Mara invested in a new synthetic system in 2023, touting it as a safer upgrade, but fans see the results and aren’t buying it. Jets and Giants fans alike are fed up with watching their teams constantly put in harm’s way

Both Johnson and Mara can point to cost and logistics, but that argument rings hollow when star careers are being shredded on their watch. Until the turf is ripped out and replaced with grass, every game at MetLife will come with an added sense of dread, and every injury will understandably be pinned squarely on ownership.

MetLife has become a nightmare field, and the Jets and Giants fans aren’t going to forget who’s responsible.

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