A New Addition to Quarterback Shoulder Pads: Making Playing Football Safer

Football is one of the most popular sports in America, but it is also arguably the most injury prone. The question is not if you are going to get injured, it is when. This is probably not surprising due to the fact that most football players are big, fast men who hit with a force kin to the force produced by crashing freight trains. Football is bone crushing at times, a fact especially true for quarterbacks. Quarterbacks often do not pay attention to the defense who are coming towards them with the goal to quite literally demolish them. Quarterbacks are busy constantly looking downfield to find and deliver a pass to an open receiver, and before they know it, they get crushed as soon as they throw the ball. Quarterbacks in today’s game also run with the ball more often and will get punished during these running plays as well. They probably receive the biggest beating out of all the players on the field because they have the ball for a higher percentage of the game than any other player. For this reason they need quality quarterback shoulder pads, as well as other high quality gear, which is where a new technology, called Unequal comes in. It was developed by the military to protect soldiers and is made of tough materials that can decrease the force of these high velocity impacts football players endure.

Shoulder Protection
Today’s quarterbacks aren’t your typical stay in the pocket, slow quarterbacks, like the great Dan Marino or John Elway. They get out of the pocket and move. They are often some of the best athletes on the field, which means they are going to get hit the most and will take a good amount of this punishment in their shoulders. It’s especially important to protect their shoulders because they will obviously need at least one shoulder to throw the ball. This is why using new Unequal technology is so important; it can keep quarterback players’ most important asset (the shoulder) safer throughout the game, allowing them to make big plays for their team.

Decreasing Colision Force
Unequal has a three layer composite material. The first layer acts as an absorber, the second is a redirector of the forces, and the third layer is simply for the comfort of the athlete. A great aspect of this technology is its thiness. It can fit snuggly underneath quarterback shoulder pads either by being sewn directly to the bottom of the shoulder pads or by being attached with Velcro. Football has always been a high injury sport. However, injuries can be reduced with this new technology that was developed by our dedicated military to protect our soldiers. Unequal can be applied to quarterback shoulder pads to decrease the blows they receive day in and day out. Football players go to battle on the field, and it is about time they are protected like soldiers.