Report: NFLPA filing grievance over Panthers' turf
The NFL Players Association plans to file a grievance against the NFL and the Carolina Panthers, claiming the hardness of the artificial turf for a Dec. 24 game violated the protocols in the collective bargaining agreement, according to ESPN.
The game against the Detroit Lions at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., was the coldest home game in Panthers' history, with a temperature of only 20 degrees at the start