Is the Schutt Air XP Safe?

Variations of the Schutt Air XP Pro VTD II and the Schutt Air XP Pro VTD — the safest and fourth-safest helmets on Virginia Tech's list, respectively — were banned by the NFL. The NFL now prohibits the use of the Schutt Air XP Pro and the Schutt Air XP.

What is the safest football helmet?

Riddell's SpeedFlex Helmets feature all the technological innovations designed to make it the company's safest football helmet 2022.

What type of helmet does JC Jackson wear?

JC Jackson's Schutt Air XP Q11 Helmet

JC Jackson wears the Schutt Air XP Q11 helmet and has been since his days at Maryland.

Do NFL players wear Schutt helmets?

Jalen Ramsey's Schutt Air XP Q11 Helmet

For most of his NFL career, Jalen Ramsey has been wearing the iconic Schutt Air XP helmet. The XP is one of the lightest helmets available weighing only 4.1 pounds. This helmet combines the old-school look of the Air XP with the most up-to-date padding.

What helmet does Aaron Rodgers use?

Aaron Rodger's is an old-school guy. He wears the Schutt Air XP Q11 helmet which combines the classic Air XP shell with the most up to date padding. The Schutt Air XP Q11 usually comes with the HSS (Helmet Stabilization System) but A-Rod has the equipment staff remove it to complete his old-school look.

Comparing the Schutt AiR XP Pro VTD II, AiR XP Pro and AiR XP Adult Football Helmets

What helmet does OBJ wear?

OBJ has favored the Riddell Speed helmets for most of his career. He was seen in one at LSU, to the Giants, and now with the Browns. This year, his facemask is a CU-S2BD-SW, similar to the S2BD he wore in college.

What helmet does Patrick Mahomes?

Mahomes is known for wearing his trusty Vicis 01 helmet.

What helmet does tyreek Hill use?

Tyreek Hill wears the Schutt F7 helmet, Schutt's latest innovation in head protection. It's also the most common helmet, worn by 75 starting WRs in 2020 (see our full WR report here).

What helmet does Travis Kelce wear?

After wearing his Schutt Air XP for 8 seasons, Travis Kelce has upgraded to the Schutt F7. The Schutt F7 is one of the best helmets in the game scoring a perfect 5/5 on the Virginia Tech Helmet Rating scale. The helmet is also super light and features Schutt's “Tektonic Plates”.

What QB wears an F7?

Steelers QB Josh Dobbs is using a Schutt F7 with an F7-ROPO-SW-NB-VC facemask, PRIZM Clear Oakley visor and a SportStar Victory XD chinstrap; he used a SportStar Victory chinstrap with the Jaguars during training camp.

What helmet does Nick Bosa wear?

Following a concussion in the Wild Card round, Nick Bosa has switched to the Vicis 02 Trench helmet. Previously, he was in the Riddell Speedflex. This helmet is basically the exact same helmet as the Vicis 02 but with an extra external pad. This is the first position specific helmet to ever hit the market.

What helmets do the pros wear in the NFL?

Are Schutt helmets safe?

The Schutt F7 LTD earned a 5 star rating. Its STAR value score of 0.75 ranked #3 of 27 helmets tested.

Are Schutt helmets good?

Testing: In both the Virginia Tech Helmet Study and the NFLPA's Helmet Laboratory Test, the Schutt F7 outperformed the Riddell SpeedFlex. The F7 was the second highest rated helmet in Virginia Tech's study, scoring 2.54. Only three helmets (Vicis Zero 1, Xenith X2E+) broke 3 on the test.

What is the safest football helmet 2021?

The ZERO2 MATRIX, a new helmet exclusive to the NFL for the 2021 season, took the top spot, followed by the ZERO2 TRENCH, the first football helmet designed exclusively to protect linemen, and the standard ZERO2 helmet in third.

Who in the NFL wears an F7?

When was the Schutt F7 made?

The F7 may remind fans of the Riddell SpeedFlex, the helmet with the now-familiar flex panel in its crown area, which was released in the spring of 2014. "The difference is that their flex panel is still connected to the helmet shell," said Schutt promotions manager Tim Hornak.

What helmet does Stefon Diggs wear?

Stefon Diggs began wearing the Riddell Speedflex his rookie year in 2015. It's the most popular helmet in football and Diggs' helmet setup is among some of the best in the league. The Riddell Speedflex debuted in 2014 and quickly turned into a player (and fan) favorite.

Did Schutt buy Vicis?

By Andrew Cohen April 13, 2020. The remaining assets of football helmet manufacturer VICIS have been acquired by Innovatus Capital Partners for $2.85 million, according to GeekWire. Last October, Innovatus made an $18 million investment in Schutt, a leading helmet manufacturer and rival to VICIS.

What helmet does Tom Brady use?

His choice was the Riddell Speedflex. The Riddell Speedflex is not only one of the highest rated helmets on the market, but its also incredibly popular among NFL quarterbacks, with nearly 60% of starting NFL QB's currently wearing this helmet (WPW, 2020).

What helmet does Byron Pringle wear?

Vicis | Worn by 3% of NFL Starting Wide Receivers

This season only 3 starting WRs wore Vicis football helmets – Brandin Cooks, Byron Pringle and Chris Conley. Cooks and Conley were in the Vicis Zero1 and Pringle rocked the Zero2 model.

What helmet does Justin Jefferson wear?

Jefferson uses a Schutt F7 with an F7-ROPO-SW-NB-VC mask and a Schutt Elite hardcup chinstrap. In 2018 he used a Riddell SpeedFlex with an SF-2BD facemask and a Riddell hardcup chinstrap paired with the Ratchet-Loc.

Why are dark visors illegal in football?

The league's operations page on uniform inspections gives a legitimate reason for eliminating dark visors in most situations: If a player suffers from migraines or is sensitive to sunlight, he'll need a medical exemption to put a tinted visor on his helmet as a replacement for the permitted clear visor.

Can NFL players wear Nike visors?

Football visors have been around since the 1980s, but current rules made completely tinted visors illegal. In the NFL, players can wear dark tinted visors.

Is Schutt going out of business?

On December 18, 2020, Kranos Corporation, which had done business as Schutt Sports, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation.