Tom Brady's longtime Riddell VSR-4 helmet is no longer allowed in the NFL. The New England Patriots quarterback said on WEEI Monday that he "hated to put it on the shelf." ...

It's the older helmets passed down to JV and freshmen players that often score lower. Riddell discontinued making the VSR4 helmet three years ago.

The helmet scored the lowest out of 18 helmets tested due to poor protection against linear and rotational acceleration. The Schutt Air Advantage got an “adequate” rating, while the Riddell ...

Players wore a Riddell VSR4 or a Riddell Revolution helmet. These 2 helmets were chosen for comparison because they were the only helmets designed to fit the HIT system, said Dr. Rowson.

Two other schools had the one star Riddell VSR4 in their inventories. Four more were still using the Adams A2000, the helmet which received zero stars in the Virginia Tech study.

Date: September 5, 2014 Subject: Riddell VSR-4 Football Helmets Recent TV news reports have focused on the safety of football helmets being used in high school and middle school competition.

Riddell, the company that makes most of the helmets worn in the NFL, is urging players to change helmet models after a study found that the model worn by 38 percent of players last season is not ...

Raking near the bottom of the safety list was the Riddell VSR4, which was the second lowest rated helmet, receiving a marginal "1-star" rating. Virginia Tech researchers also found the Schutte Air ...

nullThe players in the study wore one of two helmet models made by the Riddell company: the older VSR4 and the newer Revolution. All the helmets had been equipped with sensors that recorded forces ...

"While we have every confidence in the safety of the helmets that have been used in our program, we have removed and replaced one particular helmet, the Riddell VSR-4 of which concern was raised ...

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 L… ...

During the years of the study there were a total of 322,725 head impacts in players wearing the VSR4 helmets and 27 concussions, which amounted to 8.37 concussions per 100,000 jolts to the head.