Overview
- The Bills confirmed they will begin removing and replacing the entire Kentucky bluegrass surface at Highmark Stadium on Monday, a process the team says should take about one week ahead of the Sept. 17 home game.
- The move follows a preseason game on Aug. 15 when multiple large clumps of sod were ripped up during play and players and staff made on‑field repairs.
- Team officials said the field had passed the NFL’s pregame safety and playability checks but that visible displacement of the top sod layer and player feedback drove the decision to re‑sod now.
- This season marks the franchise’s return to natural grass for home games for the first time since 1972, and the Bills expect to perform at least one more re‑sodding during Year 1 as part of routine maintenance.
- The replacement highlights early operational problems at the $2.2 billion stadium and signals added costs and schedule work for grounds crews while giving players a fresh surface to practice and play on before the first home stretch of games.