NFL to prohibit use of certain helmets for 1st time
(WorldNews Mexico)

The 10 helmets are Rawlings’ Impulse and Impulse+, Quantum and Tachyon; SG Varsity and SG 2.0; Schutt Vengeance Z10 (model 204100), Air XP (model 789002) and Air XP Pro (model 789102); and Riddell VSR-4 (model R41133). About 200 players used those helmets last season. “Over the last few years we’ve seen some dynamic changes in the helmet industry, both from new innovators as well as new helmets and models from incumbent companies,� said Jeff Miller, the NFL’s senior vice president of health and safety policy. “There are a number of helmets for players to move to, from those that rank poorly in performing to the ones...