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Darrelle Revis and the Jets (and the Giants) will play on new turf this coming season at MetLife Stadium. (Saed Hindash | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

(Saed Hindash)

If you follow the

on Twitter, you may have seen this tweet recently:

New turf 😍😍😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/IX9SfzKrE0 — New York Jets (@nyjets) April 5, 2016

As you can ascertain from the tweet, there is new turf being put down at MetLife Stadium, the home field of the Giants and Jets. But why are they ripping up the fake grass and replacing it with new fake grass? And what happens to all of the old turf?

Here are the answers to those questions, and a few more, after NJ Advance Media spoke to a stadium spokeswoman:

When did the work start? The installation of the new turf began on February 1, according to Metlife Stadium assistant director of communications and marketing Nicole Fountain, and should wrap up by April 15.

Why the change? This is the first new turf installation since the summer of 2013, prior to Super Bowl XLVIII. Fountain said it is standard to replace turf after three or so years. And the MetLife turf, remember, has twice as many games played on it compared to other NFL stadiums with both the Giants and Jets calling it their home field.

Has the turf changed? Nope, it is still UBU Speed S5-M, in case you want to get some for your basement.

What happens to the old turf? Everything was recycled, Fountain said. The infill will be used on other fields, and the actual turf will be reused on multipurpose surfaces in gyms, batting cages and other similar venues.

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