Client: NFL
Date: 12/30/14
Description: Health Safety banner
File Name: Health_Safety_Banner
Job #: PR-14-25150
Color: 4C
Actual Size: 30’ x 8’
Mech Trim: 90” x 24”
Safety: n/a
Scaling: BUILT @ 25%
Line Screen: 150
Fonts: Endzone
Vendor: PPW
Quantity: 1
Special Instructions: stock-dye sub
F O R E V E R F O R WA R D. F O R E V E R F O O T B A L L.1920s
1934
MOLDED LEATHER HELMETS
MID 1930s
FACEMASK INVENTED
1930s
FOAM PADDED PADS
1938
ROUGHING THE PASSER EMPHASIZED
MID 1939
FIRST PLASTIC HELMET
1930s
1940
CHINSTRAPS & FACEMASKS
1943
MANDATORY HELMETS
1949
PLASTIC HELMETS
1940s - 1960s
HARDENEDLEATHER PADS
1940s
1980
STRIKING, SWINGING OR CLUBBING PROHIBITED
QUICKER WHISTLERULE INTRODUCED
1985
RUNNER DOWN RULE ESTABLISHED
QB KNEEL RULEESTABLISHED
1982 - 1983
EQUIPMENT MANDATESINTRODUCED
1982 - 1983
UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS FURTHER CLARIFIED
1980s
1996
CHOP BLOCK ILLEGAL
1998
TRANSPARENT FACE SHIELDS INTRODUCED
1991
UNABATED TO THE QUARTERBACK RULE ESTABLISHED
1990
PLASTIC HELMET WITHFACEMASK GRILL
1992 - 1999
BLOCKING RULESEXPANDED & CLARIFIED
1995
THROWING DOWN PASSER
PROTECTION FOR DEFENSELESS PLAYER RULE ESTABLISHED
1990s
1990
2ND GENERATION PLASTIC PADS
2002 - 2009
RULES REGARDING ILLEGAL HITS EXPANDED & CLARIFIED
2002 - 2006
KICKING PLAYS RULES EXPANDED & CLARIFIED
2005 - 2009
ILLEGAL BLOCKS EXPANDED & CLARIFIED
2005
HORSE COLLAR TACKLE ILLEGAL
UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESSRULE ESTABLISHED
2006
DEFINITION OF HORSE COLLAR TACKLE EXPANDED
ROUGHING THE PASSERRULE ESTABLISHED
2000s
1971
INJURED PLAYER TIME-OUT
1974-1979
BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST EXPANDED
CRACKBACK BLOCK BANNED
1970s
PLASTIC PADS
1977
HEAD SLAP PROHIBITED
CLIPPING PROHIBITED
1975
PLASTIC HELMETWITH FULL FACEMASKINTRODUCED
1979
UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
CHOPPING PROHIBITED
IN THE GRASP RULE ESTABLISHED
1970s
INNOVATION • ADVANCEMENT • PROGRESS
INNOVATION • ADVANCEMENT • PROGRESS
2013
GE, THE NFL & UNDER ARMOUR COLLABORATE ON $60 MILLION INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE PLAYER SAFETY, CONCUSSION AWARENESS AND PROPER CERTIFICATIONS FOR COACHES
2014
NFL, GE AND UNDER ARMOUR ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF HEAD HEALTH CHALLENGE I, AIMED AT INNOVATIONS TO BETTER DIAGNOSE AND TREAT HEAD INJURIES, AND HEAD HEALTH CHALLENGE II, AIMED AT INNOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT TO BETTER PROTECT THE BRAIN.
2014
ALL 50 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C., PASS YOUTH CONCUSSION LAWS, MANY BASED ON THE TENETS OF WASHINGTON STATE’S ZACKERY LYSTEDT LAW.
2014
NFL & ITS CLUBS COMMIT TO FUNDING ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN UNDERSERVED HIGH SCHOOLS AS PART OF 3 YEAR, $25 MILLION COMMITMENT BY NFL FOUNDATION
2014
CLIPPING AND UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS PENALTIES ARE EXPANDED.
2010s
1960s
FIBERSHELL & PLASTIC PADS
1966
GOAL POST OFFSET
1967
ILLEGAL RECEIVER BLOCK1962
GRASPING RUNNER’S FACEMASK BANNED
FACEMASKSUNIVERSALLY WORN
1960s
1950
PADDED PLASTICHELMETS
1955
SINGLE-BAR FACEMASK
1950s - 1960s
FIBERSHELL PADS
1956
GRASPING FACEMASK BANNED
1950s
2010
SNAPPER PROTECTION ENFORCED
HELMET-TO-HELMET CONTACT STRICTLY ENFORCED & HEAVILY FINED
RUNNER’S HELMET OFF RULE ESTABLISHED
2010-2011
RULES PROTECTING DEFENSELESS PLAYERS EXPANDED & CLARIFIED
2011
$100 MILLION TO PLAYER SAFETY RESEARCH
RESTRAINING LINE MOVED BACK
2012
NFL DONATES $30 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH TO THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (FNIH).
2013
MANDATORY KNEE & THIGH PADS RULE ESTABLISHED
2013
USA FOOTBALL ESTABLISHES HEADS UP FOOTBALL, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE NFL FOUNDATION, TO PROMOTE PLAYER SAFETY, CONCUSSION AWARENESS AND PROPER CERTIFICATIONS FOR COACHES
1920s
HARDENED LEATHER HELMETS
1929 - 1950s
FIBERSHELLHELMETS
1920s
FELT, WOOL & LEATHER PADS
2013
CROWN-OF-HELMET RULE ESTABLISHED
PEEL-BACK BLOCKELIMINATED
1989
QB PROTECTION EXPANDED
