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What makes these new helmets unique is the inner pads, which are fitted to the player’s head and made of a polyurethane solution. These custom pads are engineered to lessen the impact of helmet-to-helmet contact — one of the most common causes for concussions in football.
The helmet, which is custom-fitted to the player’s head, is designed to increase player safety. It has a lot of new features that put the player first and are considered the most advanced, personalized football helmet on the market.
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott trialed Riddell’s innovative Axiom helmet at Cowboys’ OTAs recently, intrigued by its custom fit and built-in impact sensing capabilities.
Elliott, who has worn the Riddell Speedflex since his college tenure at Ohio State University, is making the switch to the newest model: the Riddell Axiom.
But the 26-year-old is now trying out the company’s newest helmet, the Axiom. Rather than position-specific headgear, the Axiom is designed and made specifically to fit each individual player, created from a high-tech digital scan of the player’s head. The helmet is then custom-built for a perfect fit.
The partnership between the sports’ equipment company and UW has led to a significant reduction in high impacts for players. As the Cowboys made it through their 2021 fall camp and the first month of the season relatively healthy, Bohl said the use of Riddell’s helmet technology had dramatically lessened head injuries within the program.
Is the Riddell Axiom really a game-changer? We take a deep dive beyond the press release hype.
Thad Ide, Riddell’s senior vice president of research and product development, joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the helmet maker's first new helmet in roughly seven years.
Riddell’s new Axiom football helmet includes a built-in monitoring system to track head impacts sustained by players. The helmet is connected to Riddell’s new InSite Analytics subscription software that allows teams to view head impact data on individual players and position group analysis.
Football helmets received a facelift on Wednesday as for the first time in roughly seven years, Riddell, the leading helmet manufacturer in the NFL and college football, launched a new helmet in an effort to prevent concussions.
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