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Originally Posted by FRPLG
They can't improve the helmet much more in a practical sense. Apparently to improve helmets to the point of drastically reducing concussions they'd have to make the helmet so much larger that it would cause more neck injuries. There's always the notion too that the helmets only serve to promote more head injuries since they provide a sense of invulnerability that is dangerous.
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It's hard to believe they used to play in those leather helmets. Seems like there would have been guys laying all over the field after every play.