San Francisco 49ers co-chair Dr. John York said he believes helmets could eventually be banned from the sport of football.
"Can I see a time without helmets? Yes," York said in an interview with the BBC. "It's not around the corner, but I can see it."
York is the chair of the NFL’s health and safety advisory committee. He is also a member of the league's international committee.
The NFL is trying to change the culture of football from using the helmet as a weapon for administering highlight-reel hits to legislating the head out of accepted tackling fundamentals.