Inside look at Tennessee's Guardian Cap

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Guardian Cap is a leader in soft-shell helmet covers that are engineered for impact reduction. It uses padded, soft-shell technology on the outside of the decades old hard-shell football helmet. The product reduces impact up to 33 percent.

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As of 2020, NFL testing has validated the benefit of Guardian Caps and the NFL and NFLPA permit the Guardian Cap to be used by lineman in NFL practices. The Jacksonville Jaguars are currently using Guardian Cap.

Six schools throughout the Southeastern Conference have used Guardian Cap: Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

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I wonder if there are any efforts/attempts to redesign the football helmet to integrate the soft outer shell into the helmet itself. Basically soft outer layer, hard shell, soft inner layer.

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As of 2020, NFL testing has validated the benefit of Guardian Caps and the NFL and NFLPA permit the Guardian Cap to be used by lineman in NFL practices.

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I guess it’s just the way the broader players agreement is written but it’s ridiculous anyone needs their permission.

I’ve wondered for a while now why that’s not been developed. It seems only logical that a soft outer layer would help. It can still be hard but have more give than the hard plastic outer shell currently does. Although I’m sure they’ll look like a dang space cadet