Shoulder pads: You either love them or you hate them, right? JUST KIDDING, OF COURSE YOU HATE THEM. Who likes shoulder pads? Oh, you're "kind of into them"? Geez, I'm sorry… I just thought we were all ...

They stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the conviction that they have enhanced player safety in the NFL on down to the high school football level. With the NFL fixated on helmet innovation to reduce ...

With an exorbitant amount of attention being paid on players suffering concussions in the NFL, and the health-related issues attached to same, it is understandable that so much of the attention on ...

"My current shoulder pads are size M, so size M will be fine for my next pair." Have you ever thought that way?In American football, shoulder pads with the same size label can fit different body types ...

© 2026 Yahoo. All rights reserved. As football players have gotten larger, their shoulder pads have gotten smaller. And there are real questions about whether that's ...

Packers running back Kaleb Johnson believes his new shoulder pads caused him to fumble twice in three weeks. Johnson switched back to his old, less-padded shoulder pads to better secure the football.

EAST HANOVER, N.J. (AP) — NFL players stare in disbelief as Bob Broderick sticks his hand between a pair of XRD foam pads, then full-force slams down a helmet. He doesn’t even wince, then takes his ...

Liz Teich, a New York-based fashion stylist, told Business Insider that her clients have been buying outfits that give them "power shoulders," but aren't quite sure how to style them. The exaggerated ...

IF YOU’RE OLD ENOUGH to recall the 1980s, you likely have a personal shoulder-pad memory. Mine recalls my mother walking out the door mid-decade wearing three sizeable pairs—in her blouse, jacket and ...

Sidney Crosby, the longtime Pittsburgh Penguin captain, is very particular about the equipment he wears. In fact, any time hockey fans have seen Crosby skate over the past few decades, chances are, he ...