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Tom Brady among 32 players who just had their helmets officially banned by the NFL
If Tom Brady wants to play in the NFL in 2019, he's going to have find a new helmet to wear.
In a joint announcement on Friday, the NFL and NFLPA released a list of helmets that have been approved for play in 2019, and Brady's didn't make the cut. Of course, the announcement likely didn't come as any surprise to Brady, and that's because his helmet was actually one of 10 that was put on the banned list last year.
As a matter of safety, the 2018 season marked the first time the NFL started legislating which helmets could be worn on the field. Although Brady's helmet was banned, the Patriots quarterback and several other players were given a one-year grace period where they were allowed to wear their old helmet while they started the search for a new helmet. There are a total of 32 players, including Brady, who wore an illegal helmet last season and will have to make a switch for 2019.
Back in May, Brady kind of hinted that he probably wouldn't end up making a helmet change until he had to.
"I still wear a very old helmet, probably out of habit," Brady said, via ESPN.com. "You talk about behavioral changes are hard; I've tried new helmets and I'm like, 'Doesn't work, get that out of here!' You just have to get comfortable with it."
Brady actually tried to wear a new helmet last season, but he ended switching back to his beloved Riddell VSR-4 to finish out the year.
According to Jeff Miller, the NFL's executive vice president of health and safety initiatives, teams will be punished if any player is caught using a banned helmet.
"The prohibited helmets will not be allowed in the locker room," Miller said Friday, via the Washington Post. "A player will not be allowed on the field [wearing such a helmet]."
Although Brady will have to make a helmet switch, he'll have plenty of models to choose from, and that's because there are a total of 34 helmet models that have been approved by the NFL, including 11 that were added to the approval list just this year after undergoing extensive laboratory testing.
Once Brady starts practicing with the Patriots -- whenever that may be -- he'll have to switch over to a new helmet, but until then, it looks like he's going to continue to wear old faithful while doing workouts away from the team.
Tom Brady among 32 players who just had their helmets officially banned by the NFL
If Tom Brady wants to play in the NFL in 2019, he's going to have find a new helmet to wear.
In a joint announcement on Friday, the NFL and NFLPA released a list of helmets that have been approved for play in 2019, and Brady's didn't make the cut. Of course, the announcement likely didn't come as any surprise to Brady, and that's because his helmet was actually one of 10 that was put on the banned list last year.
As a matter of safety, the 2018 season marked the first time the NFL started legislating which helmets could be worn on the field. Although Brady's helmet was banned, the Patriots quarterback and several other players were given a one-year grace period where they were allowed to wear their old helmet while they started the search for a new helmet. There are a total of 32 players, including Brady, who wore an illegal helmet last season and will have to make a switch for 2019.
Back in May, Brady kind of hinted that he probably wouldn't end up making a helmet change until he had to.
"I still wear a very old helmet, probably out of habit," Brady said, via ESPN.com. "You talk about behavioral changes are hard; I've tried new helmets and I'm like, 'Doesn't work, get that out of here!' You just have to get comfortable with it."
Brady actually tried to wear a new helmet last season, but he ended switching back to his beloved Riddell VSR-4 to finish out the year.
According to Jeff Miller, the NFL's executive vice president of health and safety initiatives, teams will be punished if any player is caught using a banned helmet.
"The prohibited helmets will not be allowed in the locker room," Miller said Friday, via the Washington Post. "A player will not be allowed on the field [wearing such a helmet]."
Although Brady will have to make a helmet switch, he'll have plenty of models to choose from, and that's because there are a total of 34 helmet models that have been approved by the NFL, including 11 that were added to the approval list just this year after undergoing extensive laboratory testing.
Once Brady starts practicing with the Patriots -- whenever that may be -- he'll have to switch over to a new helmet, but until then, it looks like he's going to continue to wear old faithful while doing workouts away from the team.
