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Originally Posted by HPF Bob
As I've said before, football could improve the equipment considerably if they didn't mind the expense and the less-violent way the players would probably look but, instead, the NFL would rather risk somebody spending their life in a wheelchair than make the uniforms safer.
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I agree, the helmet alone has not been upgraded in years. How about using the lighter carbon fiber which would lower the whiplash accidents. As for concussion the lighter helmet might help but the padding area would be the area of focus on that.