The NFL has been testing Football helmets with Corona-protective mask

Visors that don’t fog up – the NFL has been testing Football helmets with a Corona-protection maskedie NFL wants the game as soon as possible at the beginning of August. In order to do that without any safety concerns, be produced in a new, safer helmet prototypes. Adrian Hunziker0 KommentareSo looks like a current NFL helmet, here is the example of the Green Bay Packers. Keystone already, the helmets are not very comfortable, but they perform their task. KEYSTONENun tests the NFL new helmets that include a protective mask, so that the new season can be carried out from August onwards, while the Corona pandemic. Keystone rich McKay, President of the Atlanta Falcons, expected that the protective mask would quickly find acceptance, if they meet two Standards: “you have to be to wear for the players enjoyable and you need to be sure.”Helmet-manufacturer, Oakley has already tested several prototypes. KEYSTONEThom Mayer, medical Director of the game organization NFLPA, has seen some of the prototypes and says: “When you see some of them at first, no one thinks: “Oh God.” – because it is not usual to see something like that.”Twitter, these helmets should be introduced in the NFL, it will be by the way, still need to comply with additional safety and security measures. KEYSTONE”When you take the helmet, immediately, a mask is put on, Social Distancing is also next to the field, and each used a bottle of your own drinking,” says Mayer. KEYSTONE1 / 8

A helmet to the wearer from a head injury protect. The white of each child. And now there will soon be a helmet that protects against a Virus. That’s because the best Football League in the world, the NFL, wants to record time the operation. At the beginning of August, the first preparation games are supposed to go on the stage.

So this is not just wishful thinking, but the reality can be, is testing the NFL now helmets that include protection mask against the Corona Virus. “Many of the players are already used to playing with a visor that protects the eyes. That would be simply an extension,” said Rich McKay, President of the Atlanta Falcons.

For the military produces

Thom Mayer, medical Director of the game organization NFLPA said in the Podcast Adam Schefter on ESPN, he had already proposed in March, way how to connect the masks with the helmets. “The Bioengineers to test prototypes with helmet manufacturer Oakley. Look at all the possibilities, even if the masks fog up.”

Oakley already has experience with helmets with visors. And the company has not already developed glasses for the military, the shod. This technology could prove extremely useful.

Mayer said, he’ll have to get some prototypes already to face. “When you look at some of them first, no one thinks: “Oh God.” – because it is not usual to see something like that. But think of everything you can imagine. These people are used to, with something like cope.”

Two Standards

mask was so advanced that until August, “likely a recommendation will be present”, to take preparation games in attack, so is Mayer.

McKay expected that the protective mask would quickly find acceptance, if they meet two Standards: “you have to be to wear for the players enjoyable and you need to be sure.”

in addition to the helmets with protective masks, there are other significant security measures to protect against the Virus and must be followed. “When you take the helmet, immediately, a mask is put on, Social Distancing is also next to the field, and each used a bottle of your own drinking,” explains Mayer.

Still, however, is more unclear when the NFL can your usual training to resume operation. Some training centers to open on Tuesday again. You should not be partial for all the players and anyone from the training team are available. The new season, the on 10. September should boot, is still so far away.

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