The NFL has authorized the use of Guardian Caps‚ a layer of padding for the outside of a football helmet‚ to be used during games for the 2024 season.The caps are meant to &;quot;reduce player risk and continue driving innovations in equipment technology‚&;quot; the league said in an announcement. &;quot;Guardian Caps have been authorized for in-game use this season‚&;quot; the league added.The NFL has identified two specific areas where there have been an unnecessary amount of head injuries. The first being practice and training camps.&;quot;We now have two years of data showing significant concussion reductions among players who wear Guardian Caps during practice so players will be permitted to wear the cap during games this upcoming season‚&;quot; said Jeff Miller‚ the NFL's executive vice president overseeing player health and safety.After introducing the Guardian Caps during training camps in 2022‚ the NFL then mandated them during 2023 preseason practices and every regular-season and postseason practice with contact.The league cited a reduction in force from head contact by 10% if one player is wearing a cap and 20% if all players involved in a play are wearing them. To reduce player risk and continue driving innovations in equipment technology‚ Guardian Caps have been authorized for in-game use this season.\n\nHear more from @NFL Chief Medical Officer‚ Dr. Allen Sills: https://t.co/PpqOBxEiHl — (@) Kickoffs are another area of concern. With players running into each other in a full sprint all over the field‚ kickoffs had two times the amount of concussions as a regular football play‚ the NFL found.&;quot;For several years‚ Player Health &; Safety has been tracking kickoff injury data‚ so it's been an area of focus‚&;quot; Chief Football Administrative Officer Dawn Aponte stated. &;quot;We've had discussions with the Competition Committee‚ with Owners Health &; Safety Committee‚ and it was something specifically related to concussions‚ that that injury rate was showing up as 2x the injury rate of a play from scrimmage.&;quot; The NFL is allowing Guardian Caps for games this year‚ thoughts&;#63; — (@) Dr. Ann Bailey Good‚ a senior mechanical engineer at Biocore‚ explained that typically there had been one or two new helmet designs that showed progress toward fewer head injuries. &;quot;This year‚&;quot; she stated‚ &;quot;with five‚ it really speaks to the new technology that's been built into [the helmets].&;quot;The NFL then announced that there are a total of 12 new helmets for players to choose from in 2024‚ including eight specifically for linemen and quarterbacks.&;quot;There are new helmets this year that provide as much – if not more – protection than a different helmet model paired with a Guardian Cap. These developments represent substantial progress in our efforts to make the game safer for players‚&;quot; EVP Miller added.As for the Guardian Caps at practices‚ they were mandated for players in positions that engage in significant amounts of contact on most plays: running backs‚ fullbacks‚ linemen‚ and linebackers.This left just kickers‚ punters‚ quarterbacks‚ wide receivers‚ and defensive backs as those who weren't required to wear them.Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

Thousands of Louisiana residents who voted years ago to create a separate city out of a section of Baton Rouge will likely soon have their wish now that the state supreme court gave a major ruling in their favor.The move to create a separate school district in the St. George region of southeastern Baton Rouge began more than a decade ago and quickly evolved into a movement to create a separate City of St. George in the hopes that residents there would receive better services in exchange for their hard-earned tax dollars. A 2015 measure to create the city fell just short. Four years later‚ a similar measure passed with 54% of the vote.As often happens when disgruntled voters don't get their way‚ opponents of the new city quickly went to court to try to stop it from being officially established‚ claiming that St. George would take tens of millions in desperately needed tax resources from Baton Rouge.For a while‚ the naysayers succeeded. In 2022‚ a district judge ruled that the proposal for the City of St. George was &;quot;unreasonable&;quot; and doubted that the city would operate under a balanced budget. Then last year‚ the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that those who created the initiative to put the proposal on the ballot in 2019 failed to follow state law.On Monday‚ those victories came to a screeching halt at the Louisiana Supreme Court‚ which ruled 4-3 that organizers had followed the proper procedures to incorporate the new city‚ thus overturning the lower courts' decisions. State leaders have already taken steps to create the city. In 2020‚ the legislature created the St. George Transition District with the power to levy taxes for the time being. Should St. George become officially incorporated‚ as is expected‚ Republican Gov. Jeff Landry will appoint an interim mayor and five interim council members. In the future‚ city residents will elect leaders for themselves.The initial proposal to create St. George established boundaries that would have given the city a population of about 68‚000‚ but subsequent changes to the boundaries mean that the city will actually have closer to 100‚000 people. As is the case in the general U.S. population‚ 12% of the residents living inside the borders of St. George residents are black. However‚ since the black population in Baton Rouge is 47%‚ detractors are claiming that the creation of St. George is yet another manifestation of racism.The St. George region is &;quot;predominantly white and affluent‚&;quot; the AP noted with concern. The Advocate likewise added that &;quot;the St. George movement&;quot; may be &;quot;inherently racist as it creates legal lines of segregation.&;quot;Indeed‚ an NAACP statement about the state supreme court's ruling similarly fretted about &;quot;potential segregation and unequal resource distribution.&;quot; &;quot;Our children and community deserve a stable‚ equitable‚ and inclusive environment‚ and we implore decision makers to prioritize these fundamental values‚&;quot; it asserted.But St. George proponents insist that they just want to see their tax dollars better spent. In fact‚ the campaign slogan for the measure to create the city was &;quot;Better Government‚ Local Control.&;quot; Chris Rials‚ one of the leaders of the movement to create St. George‚ called for healing and unity with their Baton Rouge neighbors. &;quot;We extend an open invitation to neighborhoods and businesses contiguous to the city of St. George to be a part of the coming renaissance of East Baton Rouge Parish‚&;quot; he said.&;quot;We are open for growth and your business.&;quot;Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

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