Helmet Maker Offers Checklist for Coaches, Players, Parents Rosemont, Ill. — October 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Riddell, the official helmet of the National Football League®, is taking an in-season time out to educate coaches, players and parents about how to properly inspect helmets and shoulder pads. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, football is the most popular sport for high school boys with more than a million participants. Click here to view the complete Multimedia News Release.

Chicago Magazine sits down with Riddell’s Senior Vice President of Research and Product Development, Thad Ide. They talk about helmets, concussions and the future of football. View the article called Damage Control (more...)

More than 600,000 youth football players in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., will participate in the largest national youth football kickoff celebration to date on Saturday, Sept. 10. (more...)

Riddell and Bears Continue Leadership in Player Protection CHICAGO – August 1, 2011 – Riddell and the (more...)

New Emergency Management Technology Allows Safer, Quicker Access to Injured Players. Rosemont, Ill. – June 20, 2011 – Riddell® today unveiled a new shoulder pad technology that could significantly improve the way in which spine and head injuries can be treated on the football field. The Riddell RipKord™ is being featured at the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA) 62nd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia this week in New Orleans. (more...)

Rosemont, IL – May 9, 2011 – Today, Riddell announced that they will offer $50 off the catalog purchase price of any Riddell Revolution® family (Riddell Revolution®, Riddell Revolution® Speed, Riddell Revolution® IQ and Riddell 360™) adult helmet for the trade-in of any VSR-4 adult helmet. (more...)

Kansas City’s KCTV5 investigates the reconditioning process of football equipment. Visiting our very own Elyria, OH plant, you gain insight into the entire process of reconditioning and recertifying helmets before they go back to the players. Check out the video at the bottom of the article.

Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times talks to Thad Ide, Riddell VP of R&D, about safety & innovation in football equipment. Ide and his team are perpetually working on products that are more comfortable, more functional, more aesthetically pleasing, and of course, safer. (more...)

Technology Review magazine identifies emerging technologies and analyzes their impact for tech and business leaders – technology writer Brittany Sauser looks at the Riddell 360 as part of “The Search for a Safer Helmet” (more...)

The latest in head protection technology: Riddell 360 football helmet revealed at AFCA Coaches’ Show & worn by Oregon Ducks' LaMichael James during BCS National Championship.