They stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the conviction that they have enhanced player safety in the NFL on down to the high school football level. With the NFL fixated on helmet innovation to reduce con… ...

EAST HANOVER, N.J. (AP) NFL players stare in disbelief as Bob Broderick sticks his hand between a pair of XRD foam pads, then full-force slams down a helmet. He doesn't even wince, then takes his ...

What do airplane wings have to do with Colt McCoy’s football shoulder pads?Turns out, a lot.Chicago-based Boeing Co. said Wednesday it is working with Russell Brands to incorporate leftover ...

Just a few months earlier Monica had been the go-to guy in the shoulder pads industry, a guru inside NFL and college football circles since the 1980s. Nearly every equipment manager in the league ...

Russell Athletic's new carbon-fiber shoulder pads and compression vest work together to disperse impacts throughout the torso, supposedly making big hits feel less sharp at the point of impact.

Action News Jax is looking into another piece of vital equipment players in the Super Bowl will be wearing on Sunday that has undergone a major change over the years: the shoulder pad.

Assistant coach Mario Guzman still said it was about an hour of chaos helping players with shoulder pads, helmets and mouthpieces. The big issue with helmets is the chin straps.