Best of NFL News Part 2: Von Miller joins AFTER SIGNING with Cowboys + Browns giving Shedeur Sanders a REAL SHOT at QB1 + Jamal Adams season already OVER artwork

Best of NFL News Part 2: Von Miller joins AFTER SIGNING with Cowboys + Browns giving Shedeur Sanders a REAL SHOT at QB1 + Jamal Adams season already OVER

Nightcap

August 19, 2026

Shannon Sharpe, Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, and Joe "King Iso" Johnson bring you the Best of NFL News on Nightcap! The crew reacts to MetLife Stadium's turf after Jamal Adams' latest injury, and Todd Monken believing Shedeur deserves his shot at QB1.
Speakers: Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson, Von Miller, Joe Johnson, Gilbert Arenas, Andrew Berry

Topics: Football, Sports, Basketball

**Shannon Sharpe** (0:05)
Vikings linebacker Jamal Adams suffered a season-ended knee injury yesterday game in the free season, which reignited Graz vs. Turf. The National Soccer teams played at MetLife Stadium, Graz, for the World Cup all summer, but it returned to Turf.
In 2025, Malik Neighbors tore his ACL. In 2023, Jalen Phillips tore his Achilles. Aaron Rodgers tore an Achilles in 2023 Kyle Fuller tore a ACL in 2022 Sterling Shepard, torn ACL 2022 Wondell Robinson, torn ACL 2022 49ers Nick Bosa, torn ACL 2020 49ers D Laman, Solomon Thomas, torn ACL 2020
All on Turf. Is there a difference playing on Graz versus Turf, Ocho?

**Chad Johnson** (0:52)
Hey, I'm the wrong one to ask. I'm the wrong one to ask because I haven't had any issues. And obviously you look at all the names that you just name that have had injuries on Turf, but you can also do the same thing for people that have torn the ACL that had the same injury on Graz.
You can do the same thing. Obviously I don't have it in front of me. I don't have the numbers or the names of people that have been injured and tore the ACL. For some that you do ask, you know, a lot of people say, yes, there's a difference. They prefer Graz. Some people do. I was one of the few players where it didn't matter, Joe. You know what I mean? Listen, we playing on Turf, we playing on Graz and I enjoy the Turf. Why do I enjoy the Turf? Because I understand even if it's raining, I'm still going to be able to run full speed in transition and stop on a dime.
I'm just telling you how I feel. I'm Joe, I swear for God. I was okay with that. I had no problem playing on Graz. You play in Arizona, that Bermuda Graz was unbelievable.
When I played in Houston, that Bermuda Graz was unbelievable. It was dope, Joe. You didn't even know. So I didn't really care what I was playing on because I enjoyed either surface. Joe, my black ass was playing in the pair of Chuck Taylors yesterday, going full speed. So you know, I don't care nothing about no surface.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:02)
Yeah, you was tripping. I care. I want Graz, Joe.

**Chad Johnson** (2:04)
Yeah, so depending on who you ask, there's certain people that care. If you ask some of the players today, yes, they prefer to play on Graz.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:10)
Hey, hold on, hold on.

**Chad Johnson** (2:11)
I don't care.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:12)
But what's the biggest difference in playing on Graz and turf?
Graz is more giving.
Oh, okay. Graz is forgiving. That turf ain't giving, eh? Nah. Even in the field turf, they say it's like Graz. Nah, I don't want nothing that's like. I want what is.

**Von Miller** (2:30)
Hey, hold on.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:31)
Oh, it tastes like chicken. Nah, I want chicken. Hey, hey, so on that turf, is that how y'all get them big cherries on your arms and legs and all that? Yeah.

**Von Miller** (2:39)
Yes.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:41)
Yes. Yeah, I know.
And they hurt, too. You don't realize you get them until you got to get to that shower.

**Joe Johnson** (2:47)
Until you hit that shower, until that water hits you. Hey, matter of fact.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:54)
Yeah. But look, I think the thing is that I understand the players want grass, but a lot of these stadiums are more to use. They got concerts.
They got other football games. They got track the pools and they got rodeos and all kinds of things going on in there. So it's just hard. It's just too hard.

**Chad Johnson** (3:14)
It's just too hard.

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:16)
Go ahead, Ocho.

**Chad Johnson** (3:17)
I'm going to say, hey, Joe, and people in the chat that are listening, this is also what makes it hard for teams that obviously want grass.
If you get into the late season, you got cold weather. You got to deal with the cold weather and being able to maintain the field as well, because it's going to be messed up. It's going to get bad. It's hard to take care of a grass field if you play somewhere like Cleveland. You play somewhere like New York.

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:41)
Yeah, yeah.

**Chad Johnson** (3:42)
Stuff like that. I mean, it's really bad. So having turf and also from a business aspect, being able to have other events there as well, where it don't take care of grass. Yeah.

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:54)
So to have a concert, you know, a Jay-Z or Beyonce to sell that concert out. Oh, you see Shane Gillis, he had a concert in Philly Stadium.

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