For Texans games, workers piece together more than 1,200, 8-by-8-foot palettes of real grass with forklifts. Hartmann caught his left foot in a seam between palettes and was placed on injured reserve. The lawsuit says Hartmann suffered a "significant and career-threatening injury." Willie Loston, executive director of the HCCSC, defended the surface and says the county "will defend the lawsuit vigorously. We have no doubts that the field system is a safe system," Loston said.

Former Texans punter sues stadium tenant over turf

For Texans games, workers piece together more than 1,200, 8-by-8-foot palettes of real grass with forklifts. Hartmann caught his left foot in a seam between palettes and was placed on injured reserve. The lawsuit says Hartmann suffered a ”significant and career-threatening injury.” Willie Loston, executive director of the HCCSC, also defended the surface and says the county ”will defend the lawsuit vigorously. ‘We have no doubts that the field system is a safe system,” Loston said


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