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Jan 8, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; A general view of the NFL logo and the thirty yard line which is highlighted to honor Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamline before the game between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
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Jan 8, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; A general view of the NFL logo and the thirty yard line which is highlighted to honor Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamline before the game between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Concussions are always a big damper in the spirit that an NFL season brings. Last season saw a horrific concussion incident involving the Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa that rocked the whole NFL community. Now, the league is taking steps to ensure it doesn’t happen again, starting the 2023 season. Months after the brutal concussion, the NFL has unveiled a quarterback special helmet to battle the problem.
Football is a brutal sport for the players involved, especially the QB. He always has the whole defense running after his life. The league has taken this step to reduce the chances of a Tagovailoa-type incident happening again. But what is it that is so special about this helmet?
A new QB tool to battle concussion
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The study backing the helmet has suggested that half of the concussions for the QBs last year happened when the helmet slammed to the ground. That severity of the impact is what the new gear aims to reduce. It will be optional to wear the helmet starting the upcoming preseason. But surely, many will want to test out the new tool.
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This comes months after a horrific concussion involving the Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa. The Tagovailoa incident shook the fans and the league alike and both don’t want to see anything like that happen again.
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The Tua Tagovailoa horror
Tua Tagovailoa suffered a horrific concussion injury early last season when he went down against the Cincinnati Bengals. The QB had come into the game with injuries plaguing him. The head injury just added a scary element to it. The QB recovered quickly and returned to the field in a couple of weeks. But it wasn’t the only time he suffered such a fate.
He suffered another concussion later in the season and had to sit out the team’s first playoff appearance in 2016. That did not help the team as they struggled without their star QB and crashed out on the first hurdle in the postseason.
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Tagovailoa wasn’t the only QB to get a concussion. Several others were also in the NFL’s concussion protocol at some point in the season. Will the new helmet be helpful in such cases now? Only time can tell.
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