Hard Rock Field looks atrocious for Jets-Dolphins game

On Saturday, Hard Rock Field in Miami played host to a college football game between Duke and Miami. It was a rainy, splashy, sloppy game, which left the field in pretty rough condition. And that would be fine if the stadium’s only purpose was to host college football games.

Unfortunately, Hard Rock Field is also the home of the Miami Dolphins, and they’re hosting a game against the New York Jets on Sunday. Which means both teams will have to contend with pretty horrid field conditions. A league source at the Duke-Miami game texted ESPN’s Adam Schefter to say “the field is horrendous” and “it’s a complete s—show.”

But you don’t have to take anyone’s word for it. You can see for yourself. Once the rain started, there was no stopping what was going to happen. The field was completely sodden, with puddles of water and mud everywhere.

After Duke finished up its first away win over Miami since 1976, the field was so muddy that Duke players celebrated by doing mud angels. Mud angels are a thing now.

This is the second year in a row that the field at Hard Rock has been questionable for the Jets-Dolphins game. In Week 7 of 2017, the Jets and Dolphins played the day after yet another rainy Saturday college football game, and the field was a mess. While the NFL tested it and declared that it was in compliance with league playability standards, the Dolphins’ postgame statement wasn’t completely in agreement: “The field today was safe to play on, but was not up to the standard we expect from a playability standpoint.”

Hard Rock Field groundskeepers were out after Saturday’s game to try and do what they could for the field, hoping to avoid a repeat of last year.

Though they’re trying to fix it, it’s still going to be rough. Schefter reported that poor grass and inadequate field drainage are among the complaints, which have somehow failed to be addressed between last year and now. But Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake was getting into the spirit of it.

When you have no choice but to play on a wet, muddy field, the best you can do is to just go with it. Hopefully everyone on both teams stays safe.

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Liz Roscher is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at lizroscher@yahoo.com or follow her on Twitter at @lizroscher.

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