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So why are they no longer being allowed? Shaw listed three reasons:
“These things are so heavy, they’re potential (to hurt) integrity of the helmet. But then also the weight begins to pull guy’s heads down, and clearly we want guy’s heads up. And then the third (reason) was guys get fingers stuck in. You could see, you could get your hand stuck in there.”
http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/college-football-outlaws-overbuilt-face-masks/nmQdj/
So why are they no longer being allowed? Shaw listed three reasons:
“These things are so heavy, they’re potential (to hurt) integrity of the helmet. But then also the weight begins to pull guy’s heads down, and clearly we want guy’s heads up. And then the third (reason) was guys get fingers stuck in. You could see, you could get your hand stuck in there.”
http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/college-football-outlaws-overbuilt-face-masks/nmQdj/