Football helmets have come a long way since the days of the leatherheads, but there's obviously still some work to be done ...

The NFL banned 7 helmet models and flagged 3 as not recommended for 2025 Season after new safety test results.

Football is a family affair ... and the KU equipment staff sent me a helmet in the hospital," Quickel said. "They wore this for homecoming one year. It's the old 1919 bow tie.

Ex-MIT linebacker Kodiak Brush helps design the Apache helmet, earning the highest safety rating ever from Virginia Tech.