Good and playable: New, longer grass laid at 49ers Levis Stadium

The San Francisco 49ers re-sodded the field at Levis Stadium from goal line to goal line and sideline to sideline with longer grass Friday and they expect no problems for Sundays preseason game against the San Diego Chargers.

I just felt like there was too much slipping going on, San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh said in a press briefing at the stadium Friday.

Harbaugh added that the 49ers grounds crews were working on a more permanent solution to fix the grass field in time for Sundays preseason home game against the San Diego Chargers, Harbaugh said.

Were refitting, regrouping, retooling and the new field is going in, he said.

Once again, its our organization, we can count on them to always do things at the highest level and thats whats in process now and (we) look forward to playing the game on Sunday, the coach said.

Im sure the field is going to be good and playable, he said.

In answer to reporters who asked if he were an expert on grass, Harbaugh answered, I am not. I am not.

After a journalist inquired again about the field, Harbaugh, sounding frustrated, answered that, Itll be right. We have total confidence in that. What more is there to whittle away at here?

49ers Chief Operating Officer Al Guido said the team, league officials and other experts and consultants are working to solve the issue and determine why the initial sod laid in April failed to hold up at least well into the regular season as was expected. There had been plans to re-sod at some point this season when it was deemed necessary.

What we knew is the sod wasnt going to hold up for an NFL game. Obviously we didnt want to do it this early, Guido said. Its unfortunate. In the circles of the NFL world, this wasnt big news. Its big in the fact we never planned to take it up this early.

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Good and playable: New, longer grass laid at 49ers Levis Stadium