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The NFL has committed to a $60 million effort to improve the understanding of how head injuries occur in the sport, and to create incentives for helmet manufacturers, businesses, entrepreneurs, universities and others to develop and commercialize new and improved protective equipment.“We see these ideas becoming more goal-oriented,” said Jeff Miller, the NFL’s executive vice president of health and safety initiatives. “There’s been an evolution that way and will continue to be. As we continue to interface with these companies, and provide the funding, they can increase the amount of research to help design equipment based on what occurs in the on-field environment.”Springs played 13 pro seasons; his father, Ron, also was an NFL running back http://www.ravenscheapstores.com/trace-mcsorley-jersey-cheap , and two of Shawn Springs’ sons have played college football. His Windpact previously won grants in the second portion of the HeadHealthTECH Challenge as well as in the NFL’s 1st and Future. Clearly, in the view of the NFL, Windpact is doing some impressive work, which now includes the helmet liner system intended to protect the head from impacts at a variety of speeds and angles.The padding system can be used in existing helmets to replace traditional foam pads. And it aims to address the wide range of impacts NFL players experience at different positions by absorbing and dispersing energy.“That’s the way to develop helmets,” Springs said,” using an existing model and combining our technology for the optimum product and protection.”“We’ll see what possibilities there can be, and how we can speed up the development time of these helmets. “We’ll see how we evolve as better materials come out to make the helmet better. This (HeadHealthTECH Challenge) program is a prime example of the NFL’s real push in this area.”Springs points to three elements that illustrate the efforts to improve player safety on all levels.“In the NFL, they have expert medical observers who are watching for an injured player and having them removed from a game,” he said.“In youth football they eliminated the kickoff.” Pop Warner also is removing the three-point stance for some age groups.“And manufacturers are bringing in former athletes as consultants, like Riddell has done with Peyton Manning.”The use of scientists and researchers in the medical area also is a key to making helmets safer.Indeed, position-specific helmets could be on the horizon David Montgomery Jersey , says Dr. Jeff Crandall, chairman of the NFL’s Head, Neck, and Spine Engineering Subcommittee. Such a development would be critical because “lineman have impacts different from defensive backs or receivers. Quarterbacks have impacts to the back of the helmet we don’t usually see with other” positions.“We’ll see what possibilities there can be, and how we can speed up the development time of these helmets,” Springs said. “We’ll see how we evolve as better materials come out to make the helmet better. This (HeadHealthTECH Challenge) program is a prime example of the NFL’s real push in this area.”Auxadyne first developed athletic protective equipment and footwear. It has an exclusive licensing agreement with Florida State University for the design, manufacturing and distribution of the first commercially available auxetic foam in a variety of medical devices and protective equipment. Its technology emerged from a two-year funding project by the Veterans Administration at FSU. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — All it took for the Carolina Panthers to land All-Pro defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was a one-year deal worth up to $10.25 million — and a vegan lunch with some future teammates.When some of Carolina’s core players heard general manager Marty Hurney was considering signing the free agent defensive tackle, they organized a lunch at a local vegan restaurant during McCoy’s visit to Charlotte last week knowing the 31-year-old McCoy had given up eating meat five months ago.Luke Kuechly, Greg Olsen, Kawann Short http://www.bearscheapstores.com/riley-ridley-jersey-cheap , Shaq Thompson, Trai Turner and Christian McCaffrey all attended the lunch, hoping to convince their former division rival to sign with Carolina rather than the Baltimore Ravens or Cleveland Browns, the other two teams who were courting the six-time Pro Bowler.It worked better than the Panthers could have imagined.McCoy said the lunch — and camaraderie he noticed with the players — was a big reason why he signed with the Panthers.“Instant chemistry,” McCoy said Tuesday at an introductory news conference.McCoy said it felt as if he was back in high school again being recruited by Oklahoma.He recognized that the players could have been doing something else, but said it felt special that they showed up to give him a sales pitch and eat at a restaurant they normally wouldn’t visit.“I left that lunch feeling I could fit right in here,” McCoy said.The 31-year-old McCoy has been one of the better players at his position over the past nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and is the only NFL defensive tackle with at least six sacks in each of the past six seasons. He has 296 tackles and 54½ sacks during his career.Hurney said in a statement that “it’s great to have Gerald on our side now. We are very familiar with his skillset.”McCoy likes being on the same team as quarterback Cam Newton instead of chasing the former 2015 league MVP around the field twice a year.He’s admired Newton from a distance, calling him “the best escape artist in the league.”McCoy’s son is a big fan of Newton too, always using him to play on Madden football.McCoy isn’t worried about where he will fit in on Carolina’s defensive line, one that will rotate between a three- and four-man front this year.“In this league you have to be a Swiss army knife http://www.cowboyscheapauthenticstore.com/trysten-hill-jersey-cheap ,” McCoy said. “And (defensive coordinator) Eric Washington has a great plan in place where we can move guys around.”McCoy said he’s a loyal team player.At Oklahoma he supported his school by going to volleyball, basketball and baseball games.That said, he doesn’t seem to have any ill feelings toward the Bucs jettisoning him after nine seasons and quickly giving away his No. 93 jersey to replacement Ndamukong Suh.“Business is business,” McCoy said. In 2012 Peyton Manning was released by the Colts. At that point, my perspective on this league changed. If you can let a person like Peyton Manning go, then anybody can be released. It’s a business.”