Jack Ryan
Sports Editor
In the large ballroom of the Hill Student Center, UAB unveiled a new prototype football helmet in coordination with VICIS Incorporated.
The new helmet, developed by the Seattle-based company VICIS, was designed in an effort to fight the ongoing battle with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain injury common in football players. This brain injury occurs from frequent concussions caused from blows to the head sustained during football games.
CTE is a central issue in contact sports, brought to the forefront of football as former players have spoken out against the National Football League for not protecting players or providing necessary care to combat concussions and CTE after they have retired from the league.