Press Releases

Riddell, the leader in football helmet technology, today announced the divestiture and sale of certain assets associated with Kollege Town Sports, a division of the company’s apparel business, to BSN SPORTS.

The leader in football head protection and innovation, Riddell, and the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame (PFHOF), today unveiled the upcoming 2020 Polynesian Bowl Riddell SpeedFlex helmet design. Riddell serves as the official protective equipment...

(Des Plaines, IL) – December 10, 2019 – Riddell, the leader in football helmet technology and innovation, entered a strategic partnership with tech company NetVirta.

(St. Paul, MN) – Oct. 3, 2019 – TackleBar™ Football, and Riddell, the football head protection leader, have entered a strategic partnership designed to advance and grow the game of football. Riddell’s team of direct sales representatives will help expand...

Riddell and Peyton Manning awarded equipment grants to 10 unique football organizations today as part of the 2019 Smarter Football initiative. Riddell surprised the teams through custom congratulatory videos featuring the future Hall of Fame quarterback. Manning highlighted each team’s commitment to evolving the sport through smarter playing tactics.

Riddell, a leader in football innovation, today announced the launch of a new line of licensed collectible helmets, AMP Alternate, which is its latest series of officially licensed alternate designs. AMP Alternate is available mid-August through key retailers nationwide.

Offering the fun and fitness of football to young athletes, USA Football’s 2019 Protection Tour kicks off its national schedule on June 23. The series of USA Football events, conducted in partnership with Riddell, delivers expert-driven football and player safety information to youth players, parents and coaches, including tackling fundamentals, concussion education and equipment fitting.                 

Riddell, the leader in football head protection and innovation, today unveiled Peoria High School as its Team of the Future to celebrate the launch of the 2019 Smarter Football program. The Peoria High School Lions, known for their progressive approach...

Riddell, the industry leader in football head protection and innovation, announced today that it obtained a $5 million jury verdict in the Northern District of Illinois against Schutt, its chief competitor, for willful infringement of two Riddell football helmet patents. Schutt argued that one of Riddell's patents was not infringed, and that both of Riddell's patents were invalid. The jury, however, found both patents valid and willfully infringed by Schutt's Vengeance line of helmets.

Des Plaines, Ill. and Redwood City, CA. – February 1, 2019 – Riddell and Carbon have partnered to bring customized, digital design innovation to head protection through Riddell’s new Diamond helmet platform. Powered by Carbon, the new platform features a...