Laying the Black Helmet Idea to Rest

[chknwing]

unless carolina switches to it entirely, there will be no alternate helmets.

 

 

An NFL committee on head, neck and spine safety recommended to the league that teams no longer use alternate helmets.

"Our Head, Neck, and Spine Committee, chaired by Drs. Hunt Batjer and Richard Ellenbogen, and the Player Safety Advisory Panel, chaired by John Madden and Ronnie Lott, have recommended that players no longer wear different helmets as part of a ‘Throwback’ or ‘Third’ uniform,” the memo from the league office, obtained by ProFootballTalk.com, said. “Our office supports this change and has reviewed it with the chairman of our Health and Safety ownership committee, Dr. John York, who concurs with this recommendation."

The rule was made public Tuesday afternoon after it was revealed Tampa Bay would not be allowed to wear its Bucco Bruce helmet with its throwback 'Creamsicle' uniforms.

That means, since Carolina wears silver helmets, the black Panthers helmet that fans have long yearned for won't be happening any time soon, if it was ever in the works in the first place.
 

 

[Rubi]

I didn't know color scheme on a helmet affected safety

[Ruff]

I don't even understand this. How does it make it safer?

[Gucci Mane]

I didn't know color scheme on a helmet affected safety

If you have a panthers colored helmet on, your safety's get injured

[TheRed]

I thought we had already established this last year.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

I think this is a perfectly good thread discussion somewhere between New Years and Combine Day.

 

I love the preview.

[Doyle]

I'm starting an all white helmets thread!!!!

[Chaos]

Fine with me, but I srsly don't understand why a throwback helmet wouldn't be up to NFL safety regulations.  This reeks of horseshit.

[Mother Grabber]

that's the most redonkulous justification for a rule that I've ever heard.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

the black helmets were never in the works, per someone with the organizaton.

[SCP]

If it doesn't help us win games then fug it

[pstall]

did the NFL say anything about an alternate team?

[weyco2000]

It's true black helmets cause brain damage... RR is a perfect example.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

It's true black helmets cause brain damage... RR is a perfect example.

Hurr hurrrrr