California's Assembly Bill 708, proposed by Avelino Valencia, seeks to allow soft helmet pads in youth football to enhance ...

Three former college football players in the California Legislature think youth leagues should allow padded helmet add-ons ...

California Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) introduced a bill that aims to prevent youth football leagues from ...

Some California youth football leagues ban Guardian Caps. Three former football players in the Legislature think parents and children should have the option of wearing them.

His Assembly Bill 708 aims to prevent youth football leagues from prohibiting players from wearing the mushroom-shaped padded helmet add-ons that are sometimes worn by concussion-wary NFL players ...

The first football helmet wasn’t used in a game until 1896, and wasn’t mandatory until 1939. The game was played for 51 years before players ever started using helmets.

But the visual profiles of some NFL football helmets may change drastically in 2024. The league has approved the in-game use of padded helmet accessories known as Guardian Caps, which, according ...

The helmet costs $1000, and it's for display use only--Riddell does not recommend actually using it to play football. Each was hand-drawn using a "multi-step painting technique," the company said.

A new high-tech football helmet may help prevent concussions and reduce the brain injuries that give athletes chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

At Stanford, David Camarillo chases the dream of a helmet that can prevent brain disease related to playing football. It’s filled with water. Really. Brain experts say he’s wasting his time.

College football will finally add helmet communication for all Football Bowl Subdivision games beginning this fall after the NCAA approved a rule change in April.The monumental switch comes after ...