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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.
The NFL allowed dummy communication in regular-season games in 1994, 38 years after the Browns' experiment. Rather than coaches calling a time-out in order to give a play to a quarterback, many of today's teams have opted for radios inside their quarterback's helmet. The helmets are set up with a small speaker in each ear hole.
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.
NFL players will once again be wearing new helmets this coming season, as annual helmet testing yielded five new models that tested better than any helmet ever worn in the league. In total, 12 new ...
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.
Riddell was named as a defendant in this litigation due to their role as the official helmet provider for the NFL. [13] Riddell has been sued by multiple NFL players. [20] [21] More than 125 former NFL players sued the league and helmet-maker Riddell for not disclosing and, in some instances, allegedly hiding the risks of repeated head injuries ...
The biggest differences. In the 2020 NFL season (combining both preseason and regular season games), there were a total of 172 concussions, according to data compiled by the NFL. And between the ...
Rendering of a college football helmet with an eyeshield. The NCAA banned the use of tinted and reflective visors in 2006. [1]An eyeshield, also referred to as a visor, is a piece of gridiron football equipment that was invented in the 1980s. [2]