On today’s episode of the Bill Barnwell Show, senior writer and NFL injury analyst Stephania Bell joins the show to discuss the debate of what surface is the safest for players, the impact of Aaron Rodgers' injury, and how the NFL is implementing the B.E.A.S.T technology to test field safety. Then, they discuss how the NFL and NFL Players Association are working together to come to a solution and how the FIFA World Cup could impact the future of the NFL field surfaces.

5:00 What makes a good field surface?

10:23 What is the B.E.A.S.T, and how is it used to test the surfaces?

25:00 How the NFL and NFLPA are working together to solve this issue

36:21 FIFA’s impact on the NFL 

41:03 The future of NFL surfaces

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