By Terrell Brown Staff Writer
Douglass football players are excited about the planned makeover for its home football field. The field, which sits next to the school on the corner of Warren and 14th, has not been used for games in years.
Douglass Athletic Director Shaheed Saleem said the field has been completely off limits since some players got injured on the field practicing last year. The team has been playing its home games at nearby Northwestern High School for the past six seasons.
“It has potholes and its unsafe. We practice on it, but our team really don’t like to because you can get hurt,” said Saleem. “Our football field should be up and ready to play on next school year with a new scoreboard, new paint, and a whole new field without potholes.”
Student Dreylong said "it's trouble not getting to play home games I think playing home games at other school gives us bad luck".
Douglass football has taken its hits over the years. The field house was built around 2005 and was stripped of electrical and plumbing in 2008. In 2011, the Detroit Free Press reported most of the team’s football equipment was stolen.
