Players who don't wear knee and thigh pads will be removed from games this season as a result of a rule enacted last year, league executive Merton Hanks told multiple media outlets, providing a ...

Like the hair and the one-bar facemasks, the hip, thigh and knee pads have fallen out of fashion, especially for those who feel like they need extra speed (for example, receivers and defensive backs).

(AP) — The NFL has made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players' union could oppose because the move was not collectively bargained. Atlanta Falcons ...

ATLANTA (AP) - The NFL's move to make thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season already has drawn criticism from the guys who will have to wear them. Not long after Atlanta ...