Player-safety history will be made in Week 1, with at least six NFL starters wearing the first position-specific helmet ever made. VICIS, the innovative Seattle-based helmet manufacturer, has invented ...

As fears over CTE grow, helmet makers are rethinking how much protection is too much. One startup says lighter could actually be safer.

The NFL drives innovation in helmet safety through data, testing and collaboration with helmet manufacturers – contributing to last season having the lowest number of concussions in an NFL season. The ...

As the lone Armenian at a Lutheran high school, Nicholas Esayian sometimes struggled to make friends in his teens. Joining the football team offered him a shortcut to fit in, and instilled in him ...

Fall brings football season in the U.S. and, with it, the parade of distinctively decorated helmets that the players wear. Over time, the shape and size of these helmets have gradually changed, from ...