The NFL continues to drive innovation in helmet safety, providing data and collaborating with medical experts, engineers and manufacturers to spur the development of better performing helmets.

Each season, NFL players choose their own helmet from a list of helmets ranked by safety performance. The league's continued work to drive innovation in helmet safety has led to more and safer ...

Football helmets aren’t what they once were. And, while most of the time that turn of phrase is used to describe how things used to be better in the good old days, in this case, it’s certainly ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The sight was a common one for Andrew Kolpacki. For many a Sunday, he would watch NFL games on TV and see quarterbacks putting their hands on their helmets ...

Type II helmets like the Studson models have padding and shock-absorbing technology to protect against side, back and front impacts from slips and falls. Photo courtesy Cam McLeod/Studson In ...

Andrew Kolpacki, Michigan State University’s head football equipment manager, surveys players’ helmets located on a table inside the school’s football complex, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in East ...

We rank the helmets of all 16 teams in the SEC. Where do the Georgia Bulldogs stack up compared to the rest of the conference ...

“Helmet research will continue forever,” Westmark says. Prof. Xingwei Wang and her students designed new sensors made from thin optical fibers to measure pressure and strain on the helmet shell. Right ...