CenturyLink Field is one of the most dangerous stadiums in the NFL

The Seattle Seahawks play on one of the most hazardous fields in the NFL and that is a key factor in the number of injuries the team has sustained throughout the years according to a new study.

Recent research conducted by Erin Psajdl shows that football stadiums that feature synthetic turf are more likely to lead to non-contact lower limb injuries than those that do not. He also found that said injuries are more likely to occur earlier rather than later in games.

Synthetic turf has higher rates of non-contact lower limb injuries than natural turf across most play types, per @erinpsajdl's research. Also interesting most of these injuries come earlier in the game regardless of playing surface #HANIC pic.twitter.com/jK1mgabXXo

— Keegan Abdoo (@KeeganAbdoo) May 22, 2020

CenturyLink Field is one of the most prominent NFL stadiums with synthetic turf. Epidemiologist Zachary Binney identified Seattle’s stadium as the most dangerous field in the league in a recent analysis.

My new NFL injury article has SO MUCH INFO, let's go bit-by-bit:

Stadiums:

-Excluding Mexico City, 7 most dangerous (and 14 of worst 15) all use artificial turf
-Worst grass stadium is CAR
-Seattle isn't dangerous b/c the Legion of Boom hurt peoplehttps://t.co/DnIUXNRmM6 pic.twitter.com/y1UTfwTkSL

— Zachary Binney, PhD (@zbinney_NFLinj) October 4, 2018

Teams around the NFL suffer injuries every year, and this is undoubtedly something the Seahawks will have to deal with in 2020 no matter the field surface.

With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the nation, it’s possible could be the last thing Seattle is considering ahead of the regular season.