By adding extra padding to the areas of the helmet ... they aimed to create a “fully encompassed” soft-shell helmet to enhance safety in football. However, the idea faced resistance from ...

The NFL is letting players wear guardian caps, an extra protective cover over helmets, to keep players heads safer. The padding slips over the helmet to soften impacts by up to 33% according to ...

Some players plan to wear what looks like an extra-large football helmet known as the Guardian Cap. For years, athletes have worn the padded helmet covers during practice to protect against ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NFL helmets have come a long way from ...

And it results from not just the traumatic impacts that cause concussions, but also the accumulation of smaller hits to the head that every football player endures. The extra padding of helmet ...

“You’re not modifying the helmets. It’s just something that attaches directly on. So why not just have that extra layer of protection?” Intuitively, putting more padding around a football ...

(NEXSTAR) — NFL helmets have come a long way from the leather caps players wore in the league’s younger days. You may notice the latest advancements while watching games this season.