The grace period for 32 players and their outdated helmets is at its end. And for Tom Brady, like New England Patriots teammate Stephen Gostkowski, his Riddell VSR-4 has been hung up for the final ...

As concussions continue to be a big topic of conversation at all levels of football, companies that make equipment continue to look for ways to make the game safer for players, specifically when it ...

WASHINGTON (AP) A study by Virginia Tech researchers revealed that last season, close to 40 percent of NFL players used a helmet that got the second-lowest rating for reducing the risk of concussions.

There probably never will be a perfect football helmet. That doesn't mean manufacturers won't chase that goal. A tour of the Riddell headquarters makes that absolutely clear. Innovation, imagination, ...

Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning inked a new deal to serve as a brand ambassador and advisor for prominent football helmet supplier Riddell, the company announced Wednesday. “I have been ...

Earlier this summer, Ashtabula Edgewood athletic director Steve Kray discovered what it felt like to go without football helmets. It made his head hurt. Kray had ordered helmets for his middle school ...

Des Plaines-based company Riddell is on a mission to tackle a safety problem that continues to plague football players. The company has been collecting data of on-field impacts for 15 years, using it ...