September 29, 1999 -- The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, the New York Giants and the New York Jets today released the following statement concerning the playing surface at Giants Stadium:

Following a lengthy review of the 1999 experimental grass tray system during the National Football League preseason, the Authority and the two franchises are greatly encouraged by the improvement in the system from the prior year. Significantly, for the first time, our field consultant, Clark Companies, stated that they expect the current tray design augmented by a heating and cooling system, could provide a quality surface for National Football League play from the preseason through January postseason games. While there are operational and financial issues to be resolved, the three parties have agreed to move forward anticipating that Giants Stadium will go to a grass surface for the 2000 season.