Former designs made to stop skull damage, not concussions
The NFL is experimenting with a new helmet product this summer. The new helmet, called the VICIS Zero 1, has but one goal in mind: to diminish more of the force when contact is made which should reduce concussions.
NFL teams and their players are not required to wear the new helmets and is not a standard-issue piece of equipment. It is not even certain that these helmets will ever make the field in any actual NFL contest.
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