Guardian Caps are designed to protect the head from impact. But few NFL players wear them beyond practice and during games.

Among the several changes made during the NFL offseason, players are now allowed to wear Guardian Caps over their helmets in regular season games. Initially mandated for training camps in 2022 ...

"For most helmets adding a Guardian Cap, an extra layer of padding, will reduce the force of each blow by somewhere between 10 and 15%," NFL chief medical doctor Allen Sills told CBS Sports.

The NFL has allowed players to wear Guardian Caps during games this year. Not many have chosen to do it. Saints receiver Chris Olave might be the next one to do it. Via Katherine Terrell of ESPN ...

NFL teams are required to wear Guardian caps on their helmets at practice, and players have the option to wear it during live game action, but only a few around the league have chosen to do so ...

Tua Tagovailoa will make his return to game action Sunday, and he'll be doing so in his normal helmet sans a Guardian Cap. Tagovailoa has worn what is considered by the NFL to be the top-of-the ...