The nfl and Association of Professional Players (NFLPA) approved the use of a special helmet for running backs designed to reduce concussions.
“This helmet performs better in lab tests than any helmet we’ve seen for those types of impacts,” he explained. Jeff Miller, executive vice president for communications, public affairs and policy for nfl.
Vicis, a brand specializing in helmets, created this design to reduce injuries to linebackers when they hit their heads on the ground after being tackled during games.
The executive stated that those hits account for about half of the concussions suffered by quarterbacks.
“We talked with our engineers and Players Association “With more than 1,000 concussions on the field, we have a pretty good database of how these injuries occur,” he said. Jeff Miller.
Offensive and defensive players are the other players on the field who also have a specially protected design.
The league is looking at different ways to prevent concussions after an increase in concussions in the 2022 season.
According to data from nfl149 concussions were recorded in 271 games played last season, 18 percent more than in 2021, when 126 were detected, and 14 percent more than the average recorded between 2018 and 2020, which was 130.
As part of actions to reduce these injuries, in March last year nfl announced mandatory use “guard caps” (padded covers over helmets) at all team contact practices until and during the 2023 season to prevent concussions.
As part of actions to reduce these injuries, in March last year nfl announced mandatory use “guard caps” (padded covers over helmets) at all team contact practices until and during the 2023 season to prevent concussions.
If a player is wearing “Guardian Caps” at the time of a helmet impact, the helmet will absorb 11 to 12 percent of the force. If both players are wearing helmet-to-helmet protection, the force of the impact is reduced by 20 percent.
The stipulation was agreed upon at the NFL owners’ annual meeting held in Phoenix, Arizona, in the middle of last month.
Source: Panama America
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