Virginia Tech found Riddell's new helmet design performed better than any other. — -- Preventing concussions has become a top priority for elite players and anyone with a child sporting a ...

The helmet is the visual identity of a football team. Some teams in the NFL, such as the Cowboys, Steelers, Packers, 49ers and Raiders, have had the same helmets for decades. The same goes in college ...

Which football helmets should I buy? It’s what a Virginia Tech athletics equipment manager asked Stefan Duma, a faculty member at the university’s department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, ...

Kodiak Brush doesn’t mince words when it comes to the state of football helmet design. “Most helmets today are designed to win lab tests, not protect players on the field,” he tells me over email.