Football Pads, or lack of them..

[Bobby Bass]

Watching football this afternoon and the subject came up of Tony Romo injured again, cracked collarbone. The topic was "Where did all the pads go?" In order to be faster and some how stronger over the years pads have just disappeared on NFL  players. You don't see thigh pads and defense linemen wear little kids shoulders pads. Do kickers even wear pads? with all the money being put into helmets you think they would go back to requiring players to wear some protection on the rest of their body. Not just the elbow pads and padded gloves for delivering blows. Just a thought for comment.

[creepworm]

If you look at a picture taken in the winter, 20 years ago. Then look at one from today you would ask "where did everyones coats go?

Besides the thigh pads, which rarely get worn, they are still getting the same amount of protection, if not more, with less  bulk. So it looks like less pads.