Latest round of crowdsourced innovation competition offers up to $100,000 to advance helmet technology and player protection SAN FRANCISCO — Feb. 6, 2026 — Today, at the Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC) ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

Cleveland Browns helmet history features the unrealized CB logo, 1960’s unique brown stripes, alternate white and brown helmets, and the nostalgia-driven white face mask—each design twist celebrates ...