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NFL Touts Guardian Caps Despite New Study Showing Benefits Are 'Uncertain'

No significant difference in the rate of concussions between players who did and did not wear the Guardian Caps

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Steve Ulrich
October 31, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

OCTOBER 31, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH
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1. NFL Touts Guardian Caps Despite New Study Showing Benefits Are 'Uncertain'

“The NFL has been a powerful champion of Guardian Caps, the padded football helmet covers the league touts as an effective way to reduce concussions. And NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has made some of the boldest claims.

“It’s actually reduced concussions by 50%," Goodell said in 2023 during an appearance on the Stephen A. Smith Show.

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