During this year’s NFL training camps, the league required offensive linemen, defensive linemen, tight ends and linebackers to wear “Guardian Caps” during practice in order to help protect the players from suffering concussions.
According to data released on Wednesday posted by ESPN, concussions dropped 50% in the league for players using Guardian Caps in comparison to the average from the past three years, which was 23 concussions.
This year, 11 players who used Guardian Caps suffered concussions. However, six of the concussions occurred because of contact to the face mask, which the Guardian Cap does not cover.
