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His helmet was an extension of his body—a tool he relied on for protection and performance. But it wasn’t perfect. “The pain points I had with helmets are personal,” he says.

It was a little disruptive to the football helmet manufacturing industry.” Rowson is now director of Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab that has reached national acclaim for its testing and studies.

The NFL and other football leagues have changed their tackling rules to try to limit helmet-to-helmet collisions to reduce concussions. Some complain it’s made the game less exciting.