Ahead of the 2018 NFL season, SportTechie senior writer Joe Lemire joined Kevin Saum on the Heads ‘N Tales podcast to discuss the league’s controversial new helmet rule. That regulation is the focus of the first story of Lemire’s four-part series on NFL safety technology. On the podcast, Joe explains the data behind the new helmet rule, the NFL’s “Play Smart, Play Safe” initiative and research grants, how the rule faired during the pre-season, and the recent collaboration between the league, players’ union and industry experts.
Read more about the episode on Heads ‘N Tales, or listen to the full discussion here:
The NFL’s investment in the Engineering Roadmap
“They’ve taken ownership of how serious this is, and one of the key points that stood out to me is how much those on the players association side, the consultants involved, how much they often went out of their way to say the league was doing a good job of collaborating and communicating this information not only with the NFLPA, but publicly.