‘It appears the Bills weren’t provided any third-party warranty by SRI. AstroPlay, comprised of synthetic blades of grass and crushed tires, has a lifespan of about eight years in extreme weather conditions like Buffalo’s and the surface needs a once-a-year grooming by a ride-on broom machine. The Bills selected AstroPlay over several similar systems, including industry leader FieldTurf. “We felt this was the best surface for us and we’re not second guessing our decision,” Donahoe said. “It might just cause some problems maintenance wise, but we’ll solve those. Our (maintenance) people can handle probably most of the jobs, but if something major were to happen, we’d probably have to go outside.”‘