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2. Football helmet - Wikipedia

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   A football helmet is a type of protective headgear used mainly in gridiron football, although a structural variation has occasional use in Australian rules football. It consists of a hard plastic shell with thick padding on the inside, a face mask made of one or more plastic-coated metal bars, and a chinstrap. Each position has a different type ...

3. History of the football helmet - Wikipedia

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   The first plastic football helmet came in 1940. It was invented and patented by John T. Riddell and his son John T. Riddell Jr., of the John T. Riddell Company in Chicago, a sporting goods provider. The single molded shell was stronger, lighter, longer-lasting, and did not rot the way leather does when damp. Colors could also be baked into the ...

4. Guardian Cap - Wikipedia

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   Guardian Cap. 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. After expanding this mandate to further position ...

5. NFL to allow players to wear protective soft-shell helmet ...

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   The NFL announced Friday it will allow players to wear protective soft-shell helmet covers known as Guardian caps during games next season if they choose. Defensive backs and receivers have joined ...

6. Jonathan Taylor among the few NFL players to wear the ... - AOL

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   It's a huge pad that goes over the regular football helmet, and it is designed to prevent concussions. This season for the first time, the NFL allowed players the option to wear the guardian caps ...

7. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   Protective equipment in gridiron football (" football gear ") consists of equipment worn by football players for the protection of the body during the course of a football game. Basic equipment worn by most football players include helmet, shoulder pads, gloves, shoes, and thigh and knee pads, a mouthguard, and a jockstrap or compression shorts ...