NFL launches 3 Million Challenge to create new top-performing football helmet

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New York, NY (September 12, 2019) The National Football League (NFL) today announced the , an innovation challenge that aims Philadelphia Flyers Men Jersey to stimulate the development by experts, innovators and helmet manufacturers of a new helmet for NFL players that outperforms, based on laboratory testing, all helmet models currently worn by NFL players. Up to $3 million will be available in the challenge, including $2 million in grant funding to support the development of a helmet prototype and a $1 million award.A symposium will be held November 13 Anthony Stolarz Men Jersey -15 in Youngstown, Ohio, to kick off the challenge. Over three days, the symposium will bring together experts from different industries to share information and work collaboratively on innovative helmet ideas.The challenge will culminate in May 2021 with the applicants submitting helmet prototypes for testing in laboratory conditions that represent potentially concu sive impacts in the NFL. Applicants will compete for up to a $1 million award."Helmet technology is advancing at an impre sive rate. Yet, we believe that even more is po sible. The NFL Helmet Challenge represents an unprecedented combination of financing, research, data and engineering expertise in Jaromir Jagr Kids Jersey an effort to create a more protective helmet," said Jeff Miller, the NFL's Executive Vice President for Health and Safety Innovation. "Innovation can be catalyzed if we engage with creative and talented people from acro s disciplines to attack this challenge together. In collaboration with the NFL Players A sociation, we are making Eric Lindros Men Jersey changes on and off the field in an effort to improve protection for every player. Trying to ensure that players wear the best po sible helmet is a substantial part of that commitment."This challenge is the next phase in the league's , which aims to improve the understanding of football biomechanics and to create incentives for busine ses, entrepreneurs, innovators and helmet manufacturers to develop new protective equipment. Between the kickoff symposium in November and the submi sion of helmets for final evaluation in May 2021, applicants will have acce s Nate Prosser Men Jersey to a range of resources to support the development of their helmet prototype, including up to $2 million in grant funding. Other available resources will include those developed through the Engineering Roadmap, such as NFL and of modern football helmets.To encourage broad participation, the league is also Dave Schultz Men Jersey offering grant funding to certain requesting university students and faculty to offset travel costs a sociated with attending the symposium.The league will team up with Youngstown-based , a manufacturing innovation institute specializing in additive manufacturing and 3D printing, to host the November kickoff symposium. The symposium agenda will include background on the current state of the science around helmets and certain concu sions in the NFL, information on the challenge and available resources and breakout se sions to stimulate networking, team building and the creation of succe sful grant applications.To request an invitation to attend, applicants should visit: . Registration for the symposium is open Nolan Patrick Kids Jersey until October 2.# # #
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