Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Westbrook to try new helmet

Bob Grotz of the Delaware County Times is reporting the Eagles have quietly confirmed that Brian Westbrook will be back this weekend against the San Francisco 49ers with a new helmet.

B-West is using a helmet with the same shock-absorbing technology used to protect Army paratroopers and Navy SEALS. It is more rounded and bulbous than a conventional helmet ands engineered to turn hits into glancing blows, lessening the chance of concussions.

Westbrook has missed four straight games and six of the last seven with concussion issues.

My question is why isn't everyone using these helmets?

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