YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The National Football League’s efforts to address concerns over brain injuries and other player safety issues continue with a symposium in Ohio aimed at developing a safer helmet for NFL players.
NFL safety officials, scientists, engineers and helmet manufacturers are meeting at the three-day symposium in Youngstown to stimulate development of a safer helmet for league players as part of the Helmet Challenge launched by the NFL, according to the Warren Tribune Chronicle.
The league is partnering with America Makes, a national accelerator for 3-D printing and additive manufacturing based in Youngstown, to put on the event that started Wednesday.