NFL is getting a hybrid field for its two games in Germany next month
By KEN MAGUIRE
AP Sports Writer
The NFL is getting a hybrid field for its two games in Frankfurt next month, a year after players complained about slipping on the natural grass at Allianz Arena in Munich. The hybrid surface was installed last weekend at Deutsche Bank Park ahead of the Nov. 5 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. The New England Patriots will then play the Indianapolis Colts at the same stadium a week later. Hybrid surfaces are widely used across Europe in soccer stadiums. Systems vary but the fields are generally 90% or more of natural grass with synthetic fibers woven into them as reinforcement.