Odell Beckham Jr. left fuming as Metlife Stadium’s artificial turf claims yet another victim in Sterling Shepard

Odell Beckham Jr. is likely in the home stretch of his recovery after tearing his ACL in last year’s Super Bowl. While he physically may be nearly on the other side of the injury, he is still dealing with the mental anguish caused by the injury. When Sterling Shepard went down with a non-contact knee injury, the wide receiver took to Twitter to voice his frustrations.

He believed the turf was the culprit and slammed the NFL for what he deemed negligence in addressing the issue. Here’s how he put his displeasure:

@ACLrecoveryCLUB Just get rid of it all the fkngether bro. Billions made off this game I can’t understand why we can’t play on grass. That shxt is rough. Prayers up for my brother. Shxt just hurt my heart 🤕@ACLrecoveryCLUB Just get rid of it all the fkngether bro. Billions made off this game I can’t understand why we can’t play on grass. That shxt is rough. Prayers up for my brother. Shxt just hurt my heart 🤕 “Just get rid of it all the fkngether bro. Billions made off this game I can’t understand why we can’t play on grass. That shxt is rough. Prayers up for my brother. Shxt just hurt my heart” The Giants answer at WR is going to come from within. No Odell Beckham Jr. That isn’t happening. No established vets who are going to cost money. Giants cap strapped.

It’s on Kadarius Toney (hamstring), WanDale Robinson (knee) to get healthy. Kenny Golladay to produce.

The Giants answer at WR is going to come from within. No Odell Beckham Jr. That isn’t happening. No established vets who are going to cost money. Giants cap strapped. It’s on Kadarius Toney (hamstring), WanDale Robinson (knee) to get healthy. Kenny Golladay to produce.

Odell Beckham Jr.’s road to injury in Super Bowl LIII

Beckham landed with the Los Angeles Rams, who went on to reach the Super Bowl. Many believe the team would not have reached the big game without the wide receiver. However, they would have to win the big game without him for the most part as he tore his ACL early on in the contest. The contest was played at SoFi Stadium, which features turf on its football field.

Turf requires much less maintenance than natural grass, which gives the NFL and other leagues an incentive to use the substitute. However, most players prefer to run on natural grass and not plastic and rubber. According to Adam Schefter via Sports Illustrated, the wide receiver will not be fully recovered from February’s injury until, at least, Thanksgiving.