If you think some NFL and college football helmets have a new design this year, it's because many of them do. The latest — and most expensive to date — football helmet from Rosemont-based sporting ...

Head injuries are a hot-button issue in football. A number of products, like the Reebok CheckLight and Riddell's Insite Impact Response System, help identify and rate the severity of concussive hits.

Several college football programs will be using the new Riddell SpeedFlex helmet and InSite Impact Response System in 2014. The helmet is designed to disperse energy, reducing the risk of trauma, ...

As concussions continue to be a huge concern at all levels of football, helmet companies continue to make strides in player safety and reduce the risk of head injuries. In 2014, Riddell took a huge ...

Arkansas coach Bret Bielema proudly posted a message on Twitter last spring that featured the Razorbacks’ new helmets — a futuristic design by Riddell called the SpeedFlex that is supposed to be the ...

College football programs around the country will be wearing new gear in the fall. This time team's with new looks are getting more than all glitz and glamour as a new helmet design from Riddell ...

Football is a high-impact sport. Even though the phrase is common sense, it doesn’t make us any less desensitized when we see a hit that leaves a player unconscious on the ground. It’s a scary image.

When one object meets another with significant force—say a strong safety missiling into a receiver—something’s got to give. The sports equipment company Riddell has determined it should be the helmet.

There probably never will be a perfect football helmet. That doesn't mean manufacturers won't chase that goal. A tour of the Riddell headquarters makes that absolutely clear. Innovation, imagination, ...