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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JBlood" data-source="post: 322050" data-attributes="member: 16">I just read an article on the great snowboarder, Shaun White.  He uses a helmet made by RED that is made to break on contact, thereby absorbing more of the energy of the hit.  Interesting idea.I agree that more work should be done on exterior padding, or some sort of HANS like device to protect both the head and neck.  Maybe an air bag system that inflates only on contact?  They have them inside the new helmets, but maybe they could extend the idea to protect the neck.I was on the side of abolishing the helmet altogether to decrease the use of your head in tackling until I read some of the reports of deaths in football in the pre-helmet era.  Deaths were common yearly, many of them due to head and neck injury.I do think rules changes will be necessary.  Maybe eliminate the 3 point stance, as Goodell brought up.  Maybe eliminate the kickoffs.  Make hits below the knees advisable.  It may take out someone's knee, but save someone's head or neck--a pretty good trade imo.It's been said the challenge is to protect the players without destroying the game.  It's a huge undertaking.</blockquote>

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