Another Sunday at MetLife. Another star lost to the turf. An MRI confirmed Monday that Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers tore his ACL, ending his NFL season and reigniting a familiar firestorm over the surface in East Rutherford. The outrage was swift, with Odell Beckham Jr. — who knows the field's dangers firsthand — leading the chorus.
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My heart hurts for ya 1!!!!
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) September 28, 2025
Beckham fractured his ankle at MetLife in 2017 and has torn his ACL twice since, all on artificial turf. After Nabers went down, OBJ posted a heartfelt and pointed plea to the league on X.
"Dear @NFL, I mean this with the [utmost] love and respect," Beckham wrote. "We (The NFL) take all the precautions in the world with EVERYTHING else when it comes to players 'health' and 'safety.' PLZ. PLZ. PLZ. GET RID OF THE TURF. Thank you in advance."
Nabers suffered the injury in the second quarter of Sunday's 21-18 win over the Chargers while leaping for a deep ball from rookie Jaxson Dart. He planted his right leg, jumped, and immediately grabbed his knee. Beckham, watching from afar, tweeted, "My heart hurts for ya 1!!!!"
Respect and u kno I loveeeee the giants , but DeathLife has taken too many talented players away from the game. I kno it’s not ALL the turfs fault but at least maybe it to where we’ve gotten all research done to if TURF has to stay it’s at the HIGHEST of quality possible. At…
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) September 29, 2025
MetLife has been under fire for years, with a long list of star players — including Wan'Dale Robinson, Aaron Rodgers, and Nick Bosa — going down on its surface. A new FieldTurf CORE system installed in 2023 was supposed to make things safer. So far, the results say otherwise.
Notable ACL and Achilles tears suffered on MetLife Stadium's turf since 2020:
· Nick Bosa (2020)
· Solomon Thomas (2020)
· Jabrill Peppers (2021)
· Wan'Dale Robinson (2022)
· Sterling Shepard (2022)
· Kyle Fuller (2022)
· Aaron Rodgers (2023)
· Potentially Malik Nabers (2025)— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) September 28, 2025
"Respect and u kno I loveeeee the giants," Beckham added, "but DeathLife has taken too many talented players away from the game."
Nabers' second year ends with 18 catches, 271 yards, and two touchdowns.
