“I’m really worried that the whole fabric of football will disappear completely,” he says. “This isn’t going to stop here. You’ve seen nothing yet.” ...

The material can soak up about twice the amount ... is roughly equivalent to the size of a football field packed down neatly onto a teaspoon. "To the best of our knowledge, this area value is ...

The group, led by associate professor and self-proclaimed “polymer dork” Chris Yakacki, has been hard at work inventing a new protective material for the next generation of football players.