The chair of the NFL’s health and safety advisory committee said he views the helmet as ideally part of the solution, not part of the problem, in the quest for prevention of head injuries in the sport.
John York, co-chairman of the 49ers, told CSNBayArea.com he has never seriously considered a future NFL that does not include helmets, despite comments attributed to him last week in an interview with the BBC.
“I believe the helmet in American football is so clearly a part of our tradition and culture that it’ll always be there,” York said.