'Sodfather' George Toma blasts NFL for Super Bowl field conditions, says groundskeeper watered 'the hell out of it'

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'Sodfather' George Toma blasts NFL for Super Bowl field conditions, says groundskeeper watered 'the hell out of it'
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Anyone with functioning eyesight could see that the turf at the Super Bowl wasn't up to championship standards.

NFL: Super Bowl LVII-Stadium and Field Preparation Press Conference

George Toma aka"The Sodfather" spoke with ESPN's Josh Weinfuss on Monday about the slippery conditions at the Super Bowl thatin the highest-stakes game of the season. He blamed the NFL and its field director Ed Mangan for mismanaging the turf. Toma, 94, is the NFL's resident turf guru. He's overseen or advised turf preparation for all 57 Super Bowls. For most of those games, he was the head groundskeeper. He'sin recent years and served as a consultant to Mangan ahead of this year's game that saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles.

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