{"id":26682,"date":"2020-07-14T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nfl-unveils-face-shields-to-protect-players-from-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2020-07-14T00:59:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T21:59:00","slug":"nfl-unveils-face-shields-to-protect-players-from-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfl-unveils-face-shields-to-protect-players-from-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"#NFL unveils face shields to protect players from coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NFL unveils face shields to protect players from coronavirus<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety amid the coronavirus pandemic: face shields for the players\u2019 helmets.<\/p>\n

The NFL and the players\u2019 union agreed to several protocols in a 42-page document last week, including team travel<\/a>, media<\/a> and treatment response. They have also updated the facilities protocol, specifically addressing training camp, using recommendations from a joint committee of doctors, trainers and strength coaches.<\/p>\n

However, the two sides haven\u2019t agreed on testing and screening protocols for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

One idea suggested by the union\u2019s medical director, Dr. Thom Mayer, to help control the spread of the virus was to have players wear face masks. The league\u2019s engineers and a sports equipment company tested prototypes for the masks, but players shot it down.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a real robust discussion around it that stretches back a number of months,\u201d said Dr. Allen Sills, the league\u2019s chief medical officer. \u201cFrom the start, the NFL Players Association, their medical advisers, their engineers have been engaged with us. We\u2019ve also had dialogue with players along the way trying to look at early prototypes and developments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The face shield was designed by Oakley, which already provides visors for the players.<\/p>\n

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A Baltimore Ravens helmet with the face shield on it.<\/span>Courtesy of NFL\/Oakley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe have well over 700 players that used the visors last year,\u201d said Renie Anderson, chief revenue officer and executive vice president of NFL Partnerships.<\/p>\n

The face shield has received a better response than the mask suggestion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe player feedback was integral in coming up with this design,\u201d said Dr. Jeff Crandall, chairman of the NFL\u2019s Engineering Committee. \u201cThey (Oakley) would start with this design and say: \u2018Do you like this one better or this one? How\u2019s your field of view on this one?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end, they did have feedback from players. This was their choice for the players they\u2019ve evaluated so far. I think each player is going to have an evaluation for themselves in terms of exactly how they favor one concept versus another.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Renderings of the NFL face shield<\/span>Courtesy of NFL\/Oakley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crandall said Oakley came up with the design.<\/p>\n

\u201cClear plastic with slits or holes in it that block any direct path of a droplet, but do promote air flow, communication, soundwaves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had a visor that covers the eyes. What could we do to cover the mouth and nose area?\u201d Crandall added. \u201cSo they came up with a mouth shield that tried to keep the field of view as much as possible; you don\u2019t want to block the lower part. You want to promote breathing and not a sense of restriction. You want to maximize comfort.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrevention from touching the face was also a consideration, and obviously the biggest consideration was how can you mitigate the exchange of droplets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sills noted the shield was designed to deal with how the virus spreads.<\/p>\n

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A look at how the shield works with a helmet\u2019s facemask.<\/span>Courtesy of NFL\/Oakley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cJust like any face shield or facemask for that matter, you\u2019re thinking about the aerosolization of droplets and the spread of it via that mechanism, which is starting to be recognized as the more important mode of transmission.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given sports\u2019 shutdown in March because of COVID-19, this will be the first season that NFL players try to get ready on the field after conducting minicamps virtually during the offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe often say physical distance and football don\u2019t go together, pretty impossible to keep 6 feet apart on the field, so that causes you to look for other innovations which could possibly be a flag bearer, and we think this falls into that category,\u201d Sills said.<\/p>\n

With training camps scheduled to start in a couple of weeks, there\u2019s still no timeline for the helmets with face shields to make their debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re actively working with players even this coming week looking at prototypes, so we will love to have them rolled out by the time we start,\u201d Sills said. \u201cObviously we won\u2019t be starting helmeted activities right when training camp starts, that\u2019s a little bit of a down-the-road thing. We would love to get them on board from the get-go.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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