Watching grass grow not a bad thing for Broncos as new sod installed at stadium

Peyton Manning and the Broncos will play on new sod this season at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)

Can we all agree there have been enough jokes about grass in Colorado over the last year? OK.

This is something more serious, at least as it relates to the states most popular sports team. The Broncos are continuing the final phase of field renovations at Sports Authority Field on Wednesday, installing a new sod surface for the first time since the stadium opened in 2001. The field received criticism early last season following an unprecedented schedule. For the first time in the new stadiums history, the Broncos opened the preseason at home coupled with a soccer exhibition, the CU-CSU game and multiple public Broncos scrimmages because of construction at Dove Valley.

The turf eventually rebounded, looking better later in the season. But some new sod cant hurt, right?

The upgrades to the playing surface began in early February in partnership with Sports Contracting Group (SCG) and Millennium Sports Technologies (MSG). The surface consists of 100 percent Kentucky bluegrass sod grown by Graffs Turf Farms in Fort Morgan. It replaces the original synthetic blend surface used since 2001.

The Denver Outlaws lacrosse team will hold the first game on the field, facing the Charlotte Hounds on May 3.

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