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Ten types of football helmets prohibited in the NFL

Here is a list of the NFL's prohibited helmuts:

SG Varsity, Rawlings Quantum, Schutt Vengeance Z10 (204100), Rawlings Impulse +, Rawlings Tachyon, Schutt Air XP Pro (789102), Riddell VSR-4 (R41133), SG 2.0, Rawlings Impulse, and Schutt Air XP (789002).

The NFL's helmet chart is linked here:

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2018/04/16/0ap3000000926653.pdf

Jeff Miller (pictured above) is the NFL's Senior Vice President of Health and Safety Policy. He said was " an important step for player health and safety."

According to Dr. Jeff Crandall, Chairman of the NFL's Engineering Committee, the helmut rankings are based on lab results from 35 different helmets:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000926657/article/nfl-nflpa-to-prohibit-use-of-10-helmet-models-after-testing.

 

Jeff Miller