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