"They're lightweight and I can hit people hard and not feel it." Adds Broncos All-Pro Von Miller, who barely lost out to Mack for the top defender award last season: "I like XTECH. I like the way they ...

Shoulder pads: You either love them or you hate them, right? JUST KIDDING, OF COURSE YOU HATE THEM. Who likes shoulder pads? Oh, you're "kind of into them"? Geez, I'm sorry… I just thought we were all ...

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 ...

Urban Meyer's reaction was priceless. The Ohio State head coach's face was a mix of panic and confusion as he leapt away from the desk where a man he had just met was brandishing a helmet in his left ...

With an exorbitant amount of attention being paid on players suffering concussions in the NFL, and the health-related issues attached to same, it is understandable that so much of the attention on ...

Tom Brady is a man of routine. He sticks to a regimented diet and closely follows a personalized workout plan. As it turns out, he has also worn the same shoulder pads since 1995. In an interview with ...

Shoulder pads are back. Models are once again striding down the catwalks sporting those iconic emblems of the 1980s, this time with a swagger and a confidence that far outstrips the decade when ...

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 hand ...