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NFL players will be allowed to wear the protective Guardian Cap over their helmets
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:25 pm
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:26 pm to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:26 pm to RLDSC FAN
Really? That looks hideous
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:28 pm to RLDSC FAN
I wonder who's going to be the fashion trailblazer
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:28 pm to RLDSC FAN
It’ll be in college ball soon.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:28 pm to RLDSC FAN
I feel like they could make a helmet with this padding built on the shell instead of it being attached/placed on top of the helmet.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:28 pm to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:34 pm to RLDSC FAN
It’s one thing to wear these on the practice field… but with the world watching and highlights recorded for posterity?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:34 pm to RLDSC FAN
No way in HELL an NFL player wears that unless it is mandated. Yeah yeah, players are soft these days, whatever. It is still an alpha sport with alpha run locker rooms. He would be laughed out of the league.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:36 pm to Basura Blanco
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No way in HELL an NFL player wears that unless it is mandated. Yeah yeah, players are soft these days, whatever. It is still an alpha sport with alpha run locker rooms. He would be laughed out of the league.
They’ve been wearing it practice for years. No one would bat an eye from a player’s perspective, and I bet this does see some in field usage rather quickly
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:36 pm to MykTide
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be in college ball soon.
Should be mandated in HS and earlier.
I don’t care if NFL and college players are braindead at 40 but actual kids should be protected.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:38 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Tua will be the first to rock one in a game. As he should.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:38 pm to Veritas
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I feel like they could make a helmet with this padding built on the shell instead of it being attached/placed on top of the helmet.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:39 pm to RLDSC FAN
In-game??? 
Caleb Williams gonna be first QB for sure… maybe Tua
Caleb Williams gonna be first QB for sure… maybe Tua
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:40 pm to RLDSC FAN
Just playing devils advocate, how can this possibly have any impact at all on concussions? It does nothing to prevent the brain from hitting the inside wall of the skull.
For instance, a player is tackled and is falling backwards while is his head is whiplashed into the ground. The ground didnt cause the condition, his brain being thrust in a downward trajectory and abruptly being slammed to the interior wall of the skull will cause the concussion. How does this helmet stop that in any way?
For instance, a player is tackled and is falling backwards while is his head is whiplashed into the ground. The ground didnt cause the condition, his brain being thrust in a downward trajectory and abruptly being slammed to the interior wall of the skull will cause the concussion. How does this helmet stop that in any way?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:46 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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I don’t care if NFL and college players are braindead at 40 but actual kids should be protected.
From what? I get trying to protect from injury, and maybe the soft shells are effective in doing so? Do padded helmets even prevent concussions? I am not trying to be facetious here as the whip lash affect would still exist. I also don't recall any CTE related health issues with kids who didn't play past a high school level. I am sure they exist, but at what rate compared to say spinal injuries?
Football is an inherently dangerous game with health risks. Parents and their kids need to accept this or not play.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:51 pm to RLDSC FAN
Most don't wear mouthpieces or kneepads either. This won't be a thing.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 1:56 pm to Veritas
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I feel like they could make a helmet with this padding built on the shell instead of it being attached/placed on top of the helmet.
Its been done before. Steve Wallace wore one for over a decade. It was called the Great Gazoo by his teammates and he was teased about it on air by even John Madden when it got knocked sideways/came off.
Times have changed, and I could see players wearing something similar to this, but not the big goofy practice ones.
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 4/26/24 at 2:17 pm to dnm3305
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how can this possibly have any impact at all on concussions? It does nothing to prevent the brain from hitting the inside wall of the skull
I would argue intuitively that it reduces (not “prevents”) impact of the brain against the skull.
Like a nascar car hitting the safer barrier at 200 mph rather than a solid wall.
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