Steelers' Aaron Rodgers rips Acrisure Stadium field after it swallows Chris Boswell's foot

Mike Moraitis

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Steelers' Aaron Rodgers rips Acrisure Stadium field after it swallows Chris Boswell's foot image

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have a major issue with their playing surface after it swallowed kicker Chris Boswell's foot whole on Sunday.

That wasn't the only issue, though, as special teams ace Miles Killebrew suffered what appears to be a significant knee injury in the 23-9 win over the Cleveland Browns.

After the game, quarterback Aaron Rodgers made it quite clear he wasn't happy about the condition of the field and called it "borderline unplayable."

"It got real beat up," Rodgers said. "By the time the third quarter rolled around, that thing was really beat up. So I feel bad about what happened to Miles. I'm not sure if there was any carry there.

"Thankfully, [Chris Boswell] took care of those kicks before the field got borderline unplayable," he added.

Calling what happened to Boswell a "slip" doesn't do it justice.

The veteran kicker's foot literally disappeared into the field for a second, leading to him missing a 54-yard field goal. Boswell and the Steelers are extremely lucky he didn't suffer a serious injury.

Chris Adamski of TribLive.com reported after the game that the grounds crew was hard at work on the field following the Browns-Steelers game, so it's good to see immediate action.

"Postgame has had plenty of grounds crew members attending to this field, which seems rather beat up for only having just hosted its 3rd game in the past 28 days," he reported.

For the field to be in that bad of a condition at this early stage in the season is stunning.

The good news is, the grounds grew is slated to replace the sod after the Week 6 game, the CBS broadcast revealed during the Steelers-Browns contest.

It looks like they did that one game too late, though.

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Mike Moraitis

Mike Moraitis is a freelance writer who covers the NFL for the Sporting News. Over his nearly two decades covering sports, Mike has also worked for Bleacher Report, USA TODAY and FanSided. He hates writing in the third person.