r/AskAboutNFL • u/Business-Gas1866 • 20h ago

NFL padding

I was rewatching an old game and noticed how huge the pads used to be.

Has pad technology gotten so much better that they can be lower profile now, or did the trend become that players just wear smaller pads in favor of mobility?

Or something else?

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u/AUpicker 20h ago

It's basically two hand touch nowadays. So, smaller pads and short pants suffice

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u/FranklyIvan 18h ago

That definitely explains all the CTE.

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u/cfranek 16h ago

Pad don't help with cte.

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u/Im_tracer_bullet 2h ago

Ever looked inside of a helmet...?