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For the first time during the regular season, NFL players are allowed to wear a special accessory over their helmets called a Guardian Cap. It's foam covering meant to limit their risk of concussions.
Hassan Hall wearing a Guardian Cap in 2023. Guardian Cap is a line of soft-shell pads that attach to and cover the outside of a gridiron football or ice hockey helmet.They have been used in football practices since 2015, with the National Football League (NFL) first mandating their use for some position groups since 2022.
The NFL initially allowed either plastic or leather helmets, but in 1948 the league outlawed the plastic helmet, considering the hard-plastic material to be an injury risk. The NFL lifted the plastic helmet ban after just one year in 1949, and by 1950, the plastic helmet had become universal in that league. [4]
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The NFL has mandated the caps' use at practices for some players since 2022. Defensive backs and receivers have joined the position groups now required to wear the caps during all contact practices.
The frequencies teams have been using to talk to quarterbacks and defensive players have been unencrypted.
The research compared the Revolution helmet with other models. 2,000 high school players participated in the study which took place over the course of three years. The study's results showed that 5.4% of the athletes wearing the Revolution helmet suffered a concussion during a game as opposed to 7.6% of the players wearing the older model helmets.
The NFL amended a policy in 2022 to allow teams to wear one alternate helmet in addition to the regular one. Thirteen teams jumped on the chance right away and implemented the fresh look last season.