The biggest football helmet maker in the U.S. overhauls its design. — -- At sports labs across the country, the race is on to find products that protect the brain against injury. Among the latest ...

Football equipment maker Riddell is reportedly exploring a sale that would value the company at around $800 million. Riddell, which makes football helmets and shoulder pads as well as other equipment, ...

No one who watched the game quite understands how Brandon Steburg got hurt. The defensive end for Papillion–La Vista High School, just south of Omaha, Nebraska, had made some big plays, the last of ...

The NFL is ending its relationship with Riddell as its lone helmet representative as of next season. They have had an exclusive deal with the helmet company since 1989 and while players could use any ...

As concussions continue to be a big topic of conversation at all levels of football, companies that make equipment continue to look for ways to make the game safer for players, specifically when it ...

ELYRIA – Riddell’s name won’t be on the helmets of professional football players next year, although the company expects players will wear Riddell helmets. The National Football League previously ...

DES PLAINES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riddell, a leader in football innovation, launched a new line of NFL licensed collectible helmets, the Blaze Alternate Collection, which is its latest release of ...

(Reuters) - U.S. maker of football helmets and gear Riddell is exploring a sale, the company told Reuters, in a deal that could value it at around $800 million, people familiar with the matter said.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will be advising helmet manufacturer Riddell on product development. The five-time NFL MVP, who retired after the 2015 season, ...

If you think some NFL and college football helmets have a new design this year, it's because many of them do. The latest — and most expensive to date — football helmet from Rosemont-based sporting ...