Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as -- and sometimes better than -- modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine ...

Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as – and sometimes better than – modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine ...

The Seahawks and Buccaneers are both marking their 50th NFL season in 2025 and they'll be breaking out some vintage threads as part of the celebration.

Researchers have compared the relative safety afforded by two 1930-vintage leather football helmets and 10 modern football helmets during impacts to players' heads. These researchers found that ...

Although 21st-century helmets do help prevent severe skull fractures, they are no better than vintage leather helmets at protecting against concussions.

The Falcons originally debuted the red helmets in their inaugural 1966 season and kept them as part of their identity until switching to black helmets in 1990. These throwbacks wi ...

In praise of leather football helmets. A new study to be published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, is touting itself with a pretty eyebrow-raising claim: vintage football helmets from a ...

NFL teams are unveiling throwback uniforms this July, with the Commanders, Steelers, and Packers each set to reveal new designs.

The NFL is scrapping its stupid alternate-helmet rule so here are nine glorious throwback lids we need to see pronto ...

DETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Lions made a huge announcement Wednesday, unveiling a new alternate for the 2023-24 NFL season. Celebrating their 90th season, this helmet features a vintage blue ...

In the experiments, 11 widely-used high school football helmets and two vintage turn-of-the-century models were placed on the heads of crash-test dummies.

Three Green Bay Packers items in Heritage Auctions Platinum Night Auction last weekend combined to sell for more than $65,000.