Mexico City. / 01/25/2024 17:31:11
Jeff Miller, executive vice president of the NFL, reported this Thursday that league engineers are examining quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ helmet, which broke in the wild card round game between Kansas City Chiefs y Miami Dolphinsplayed in a wind chill of up to 30 degrees Celsius below zero.
“Obviously the conditions during that match were extreme and could have contributed to the breakdown of that case,” the executive said. The incident happened on January 13 during the duel in which the Chiefs They beat the Dolphins 26-7 at Arrowhead Stadium, home of Kansas City.
It happened on a play in the third quarter; Mahomes came out of the pocket in a run towards the end zone, a couple of yards from the end zone he collided helmet to helmet with DeShon Elliott, an action in which a piece of the quarterback’s helmet was thrown away, something that in theory should not have happened. happen.
The officials told the quarterback that he could not continue with his broken protection on the field, so Mahomes went to the sideline to put on his backup helmet, which took several plays to adjust. The NFL requested the helmet from the Chiefs to find out if it was the cold that caused it to break or if it was a manufacturer’s defect.
“We want to know how helmets perform not only in optimal situations for playing football, but also in extreme situations,” said Jeff Miller. Despite this incident, the league vice president stressed the NFL’s confidence in the safety that helmets provide to its players.
“This is something that happens very rarely and we are grateful for it. The work that manufacturers have done to create better and better helmets with more advanced technology is impressive,” he concluded.
2024-01-25 23:31:11
#NFL #investigate #Mahomes #broken #helmet #Dolphins #Chiefs
/origin-imgresizer.eurosport.com/2024/05/08/3964365-80482008-2560-1440.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1)