JONATHAN TAYLOR'S OVERSIZED helmet created a buzz when he took the field for his first preseason game. It had a disproportionately larger appearance than those of most of his teammates because of a ...

Confused by the giant weird helmets NFL players are wearing? We got you.

For the last three seasons, NFL players league-wide have sported a different look on game days. Guardian Caps – attached like a cover over the player's helmet – were tested during training camp in ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --Carolina Panthers center Matt Paradis was among about 100 NFL players who arrived for the first padded practice of training camp wearing a large, soft-shelled cover over his helmet ...

As part of its annual equipment safety review, the NFL has once again updated its rules for which helmets meet its safety standards and which ones are no longer legal. The updates, announced Friday, ...

I’m a reporter covering health. Now that the N.F.L. season has begun, you may have noticed football players wearing a strange sort of cover over their helmets. It’s called a Guardian Cap, and it adds ...

Romeo Doubs' helmet always looks a bit different than his teammates. That's because the Green Bay Packers' wide receiver is wearing a Guardian Cap. It's a soft-shell protective covering that goes over ...

The helmet controversy should finally be coming to an end for Antonio Brown and the Oakland the Raiders. Per a press release from Xenith, Brown will be wearing the Xenith Shadow Helmet. This has been ...

Do protective shells worn over helmets, like the ones used here by Miami Dolphins offensive linemen Matt Skura (62) and Tyler Gauthier (75), actually reduce the risk of head injuries? Mark Brown/Getty ...

The memo explained that two add-on caps -- the Guardian Cap and Defend Your Head ProTech Helmet Cap -- were chosen in a collaborative effort between the NFL and NFLPA to be tested by Biomechanics ...