NFL and NFLPA Assess Maracanã Stadium Field Conditions in Rio
NFLPA Executive Director JC Tretter confirmed Friday that field experts from both the NFL and NFL Players Association have been in Brazil for days, diligently monitoring the playing surface at Maracanã Stadium.
Jamison Hensley Sep 25, 2026, 02:25 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50028554/nfl-nflpa-continue-monitor-field-conditions-rio)._
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