NFL Rule Changes: Facemask or Gay Mask?

Single-bar facemasks are banned, according to Scott Player, pictured above.

Citing safety, league spokesman Greg Aiello explained yesterday that Scott Player, the guy who prefers the old school helmet facemask,  can still wear a single-bar facemask, but it must be secured on the helmet with at least two screws on each side as required by manufacturer’s warranty. With Cleveland, the bar was fastened to the helmet with one screw on each side, allowing it to swivel up and down. In a game against the Patriots last season, Player moved the bar under his chin before he received a snap and punted. After the punt, he put the bar back into place, in front of his mouth, to join the coverage team. With two screws on each side, it would no longer swivel.  [Boston Globe]

Scott looks like the kid in pee-wee football that you hoped to go against during tackling drills.  No?  

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