The NFL continues to drive innovation in helmet safety, giving players more and better-performing helmet models to choose from each season. The 2025 season's lineup includes seven new helmets, all of ...

They’re more common during training camp, of course, but padded helmets have gained popularity during the NFL regular season. The extra padding that makes the helmets almost comically larger is known ...

In 2021, the NFL approved rule changes allowing alternate helmets with throwback uniforms. The use of a second helmet was dropped in 2013 over concerns that wearing more than one helmet might not be ...