Engineered in Riddell’s Illinois-based development lab, the SpeedFlex features several aesthetic changes—especially on the top of the helmet, where the shell has a paneled look that allows ...

While Riddell's basic models are assembled on a line, helmets like the Axiom or the SpeedFlex are individually assembled by their best builders. That makes for better helmets, but it also slows things ...

Virginia Tech ranks the Light Apache as the safest football helmet after comprehensive testing. BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech is one of the leading researchers in helmet safety for sports ranging ...

Pickett changed helmets midway through last season after his second concussion, going from the Riddell SpeedFlex — the most popular helmet in the NFL and the same model he wore in college at ...

One of Omaha South's new Riddell Speedflex helmets, photographed in 2017. A donation means Gross Catholic football players will get the same helmets, which include sensors designed to monitor the ...

During the final week before the high school football season, a familiar scene takes place outside Attleboro High. Athletes on the freshman team are practicing with off-color helmets and other ...

The new models are Riddell’s SpeedFlex Precision QB and the Axiom 3D QB. The Vicis Zero2-R Trench for offensive and defensive linemen was the first position-specific helmet introduced in 2022.

Installed within their Riddell SpeedFlex helmets, the cooling lasts for five hours and is powered by rechargeable batteries.

Mahomes, 28, prefers to wear a larger helmet and opts for the Riddell SpeedFlex, which helps him take harder hits without fear of concussion. This hit, however, was not even that hard.