As concussions continue to be a big topic of conversation at all levels of football, companies that make equipment continue to look for ways to make the game safer for players, specifically when it ...

Although we may admire older cars' ability to "hold together" in a collision, it's now generally accepted that it's safer for vehicles to feature impact-absorbing crumple zones. With that in mind, ...

The biggest football helmet maker in the U.S. overhauls its design. — -- At sports labs across the country, the race is on to find products that protect the brain against injury. Among the latest ...

When one object meets another with significant force—say a strong safety missiling into a receiver—something’s got to give. The sports equipment company Riddell ’Tis Better to Give: Riddell's New ...

Head injuries are a hot-button issue in football. A number of products, like the Reebok CheckLight and Riddell's Insite Impact Response System, help identify and rate the severity of concussive hits.

Riddell sporting goods' SpeedFlex football helmet has gained a lot of attention this year. Riddell has tried to set a new standard with the headgear, incorporating a new facemask, shell, chinstrap ...

Study after study in recent years have said there is no football helmet that can stop concussions. However, Riddell is getting a lot of media attention for its new Speedflex helmet and some have said ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Riddell, the Illinois sporting goods company that designs and develops football helmets, protective sports equipment, head impact monitoring technologies, licensed collectibles and ...

At sports labs across the country, the race is on to find products that protect the brain against injury. Among the latest innovations: lights that flash after a concussion-causing hit, like the ...