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.