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Bills' Off-Season Facelift Goes Beyond New Uniforms

ORCHARD PARK NY - DECEMBER 12: Peyton Hillis #41 of the Cleveland Browns is tackled by Ashton Youboty #26 of the Buffalo Bills  at Ralph Wilson Stadium on December 12 2010 in Orchard Park New York.  (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK NY - DECEMBER 12: Peyton Hillis #41 of the Cleveland Browns is tackled by Ashton Youboty #26 of the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on December 12 2010 in Orchard Park New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
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A great deal of attention has been paid to the Buffalo Bills new uniforms this off-season, with fans anxiously awaiting the team's new look as they upgrade (hopefully) from the Tom Donahoe-era uniforms. Those jerseys are not, however, the only part of the team getting a facelift this off-season.

The Buffalo News has profiled a company called A-Turf, based on Cheektowaga, that will be installing a new playing surface at Ralph Wilson Stadium for the 2011 regular season. The new surface, called Titan, will replace the AstroPlay surface that the Bills have played on since 2003, and which was considered one of the league's worst playing surfaces in 2010.

Per the report, the new Titan surface was designed to not only be durable and playable, but prevent injury. Many fans have attributed the Bills' injury woes over the years to a substandard playing surface. I imagine most of you will want to check out the article, however, to scope out the blueprint pictured that has blue end zones at The Ralph.