Custom face masks might look fierce, but the NFL banned them in 2014 after a study ... and do-rags from being worn under helmets. This ruling came in an effort to create a more uniform look ...

the NFL’s exec VP of health & safety initiatives, said that any team found to have known about a player wearing a banned helmet or to have facilitated the use of one would be subject to ...

In 1996, the NFL first banned helmet-to-helmet hits initiated by defenders, although the rules have become a lot stricter in ...