Football helmets ... its work creating innovative helmet prototypes. These will be submitted as part of the NFL Helmet Challenge, an open contest that seeks to make helmets significantly better ...

He was a metal worker and later he started tinkering ... Now, we're a full-out protective gear company. We make football helmets, shoulder pads, protective padding, batting helmets for baseball ...

In the 1920s, football players ... VICIS’ $1,500 helmet is currently only available to pro- and college-level teams. The plan is to eventually make it available to kids and the general public ...

For the NFL and football at other levels ... Technological solutions, like new helmets and protective gear, have a chance to make changes quickly and progressively. Doing both could lead to ...

At Virginia Tech, engineers are crushing football helmets with powerful pistons to simulate the force of 250-pound linebacker—and, hopefully, to show how helmets could be made a little safer.