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York reverses course on an NFL without helmets

Dr. John York is putting the toothpaste back in the tube by putting the cranium back in the helmet.

Clarifying recent remarks to the BBC indicating that the 49ers co-chair and the chairman of the NFL’s health and safety advisory committee can see a future without helmets, York now says he can’t see a future without helmets.

Here’s the update to the no-helmets story from Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com: “John York told CSNBayArea.com Saturday that he believes the helmet is so ingrained in the tradition of American football that he does not believe that will ever change.