NFL ANNOUNCES RULING ON PLAYERS WEARING 'GUARDIAN CAPS' DURING GAMES

The NFL has approved the use of "guardian caps" for this season. 

The league announced it on Friday.

"To reduce player risk and continue driving innovations in equipment technology, Guardian Caps have been authorized for in-game use this season," the statement read.

NFL players were wearing these guardian caps in practice to prevent head trauma and they'll now get to do it during games if they want to. 

This past season, the guardian caps were mandatory for all preseason practices and every regular season and postseason practice that had contact.

Wearing them in games won't be mandatory but it may get to that point if they show great results this season. The NFL has data that shows that if a player is wearing a guardian cap while taking a hit to the helmet, the cap will absorb over 10% of the force of the hit. 

It may look a bit weird for fans on television but they'll get used to it fairly quickly.

Let's see how the 2024 season goes with the guardian caps. The regular season will get underway in September.

2024-04-26T19:16:40Z dg43tfdfdgfd