The McCallum football team has chosen safety over style. That was the case when the Knights were introduced to a layer of soft padding outside their helmets in the spring. Not exactly a fashion ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NFL is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game. The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the ...

The Tolleson Union High School District is retrofitting all its student-athletes with new, state-of-the-art football helmets ...

Poorly designed helmets—of any kind—can cause brain injury or fail to properly mitigate head/brain injury. Well-designed helmets have an awesome record of saving lives. Skull fracture typically occurs ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Steve Walsh doesn't recall suffering a concussion in two years as the University of Miami's starting quarterback and an 11-year NFL career. At least, not a concussion ...

A concussion in football is a type of brain injury caused by a sudden impact or jolt to the head that disrupts normal brain function. The CDC defines a concussion as a type of traumatic brain injury ...

In 2011, when Sayreville High School football standout Syd Holt suffered a concussion while catching a pass, the standard medical response was “cocooning” — total rest for about a week. In 2013 Wall ...

About a half-dozen varsity players sustained concussions during the 2024 season, he said. Only one McCallum player has suffered a concussion this season, Gammerdinger said. NFL and NCAA football teams ...