The NFL embraced soft-shell helmet covers to protect players from ... - CNN
Aug 30, 2024 · Guardian Caps have gotten a big boost from the NFL, which now allows all players to wear them during regular-season games. The league also mandates them for most players during every preseason...
Helmet Innovation: More and Better Choices, Fewer Concussions - NFL.com
Sep 16, 2022 · Better-performing helmets have contributed to a sustained 25% reduction in concussions in each of the last four seasons. Last season, concussions were at the lowest number ever.
First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved
Apr 13, 2023 · The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s ...
NFL, NFLPA approve concussion-reducing helmet for quarterbacks - USA TODAY
Apr 13, 2023 · The NFL and NFL Players Association have approved the use of a helmet specifically for quarterbacks to use to reduce concussions for the 2023 NFL season, they announced Wednesday. The Vicis...
What are Guardian Caps? Explaining NFL's new helmet coverings …
Sep 5, 2024 · Guardian Caps are soft-shell coverings that wrap around standard hard-shell NFL helmets to provide an added layer of safety. Specifically, they are designed to soften/reduce the impact of...
Helmet Innovation: Continued Advancements to Keep Players Safe - NFL.com
Sep 25, 2023 · Seven helmets that were in the Top-Performing group in 2020 are now newly-prohibited for the season ahead. Better-performing helmets have contributed to an average sustained 25% reduction in...
Could new helmets reduce concussions? How the football world …
Feb 8, 2025 · In this year's Super Bowl, Philadelphia star offensive tackle Jordan Mailata is hoping a new generation of helmets will help keep him in the game — avoiding the same fate as Buffalo Bills...
NFL introducing new football helmets next year in an effort to …
Apr 10, 2024 · The NFL is so confident in six of the new helmet models that players who wear them will be allowed to bypass the Guardian Caps worn during practices.
NFL and players union announce new quarterback-specific helmet …
Apr 13, 2023 · The NFL and the league’s players union have announced a newly-designed helmet specifically for quarterbacks to wear in an effort to reduce the severity of impacts that can cause concussions.
NFL safety: How VICIS’ position-specific helmets have become all …
Aug 28, 2023 · According to the NFL and NFLPA, the safer helmet designs that have resulted from the innovations of VICIS and other companies have eliminated between 20 and 25 NFL concussions per year over...