When it comes to football, player safety should be the first priority.
We have witnessed far too many instances of football players losing their footing on the field, in Ohio Stadium, this season.
Ohio State should heed this warning from NFL history:
After six NFL seasons, wide receiver Wendell Davis has been brought to his knees.
The unrestricted free agent, a key member of the Bears' offense since 1988, is contemplating retirement. Davis blew out both knees on a freak play at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium last Oct. 10...
The artificial turf at Veterans Stadium appeared to be the cause of Davis' career-threatening injury. He went up for a pass, got his feet caught in the seams of the hard surface and popped both tendons.
Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-07-12-9407120256-story.html
Video of Davis' career-ending injuries can be seen on YouTube under the title Career Ender on Astroturf-1993 at 9:24.
Per Wikipedia:
His career effectively ended on October 10, 1993, in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles. While planting his feet to catch an underthrown deep ball from QB Jim Harbaugh, his cleats got stuck in the Astroturf at Veterans Stadium. The force of being pulled back to the ground was so severe that it completely severed the patella tendon in each of his knees. Doctors later found his kneecaps had been pushed all the way into his thighs. He spent several months in a wheelchair, with his legs encased in casts from thigh to ankle.[3] After spending the entire 1994 season in rehab, he attempted a comeback with the Indianapolis Colts in 1995, but did not appear in a game.
