Having written multiple articles researching/covering NFL player health, nothing triggers me more than the discussion involving Guardian Caps.

They were enacted as a way for the NFL to circumvent live practice reps (preseason, training camp) under the guise of player safety.

Nothing negates concussions more than training technique. Football is a gladiator sport, and it's violent. But the Guardian Caps arguably are more dangerous than normal helmets because they pretend to help stop the impossible.

The worst part is people will ignore actual data points and screech about their safety like howler monkeys because the NFL did their own 'study' and threw out numbers that are patently false.

So if you ever see me going off about them - I apologize in advance 😂