 Right guys welcome back to yet another reaction video today. We look at Well, we look at we find out actually what happened to football's most iconic look and by the looks of the thumbnail we're talking about some sort of neck brace some sort of collar And actually that reminds me there's a guy in the in the the world of rugby league has named Brent Tate Brent Tate, I'm pretty sure it was I might be wrong But I'm pretty sure he he actually played with some sort of neck collar and obviously that's to Protect against neck injuries and in the game of football. I mean that that does make sense, right? It actually does make sense. So what did happen to football's most iconic look? Well Let's find out the tinted visor the pacifier mouth guard Rocking the worst chin strap in the history of mankind that offers no protection To follow a tradition. These are just a few of the media accessories that have made it onto the football scene But the most iconic accessory to ever grace the gridiron without a doubt is the neck pad There have been That Okay Well, he's clearly I mean he's taken his helmet off and put it on backwards, but forms of neck pads that have graced football balls everywhere over the last 60 years all Striking the same look of bad assery and intimidation. It's not about bad assery. It's about protecting the neck That's of course your Steve Grogan now you tell me Would you want to be honest mate that that looks more like a bloody airplane neck pillow then a What did he call it? Nick there have been many forms of Literally nicknamed anvil head is coming to crush you at full speed There were always significant maybe it does give them some somewhat of an advantage Geez, maybe it does give them somewhat of an advantage Across the NFL and college alike who possessed some form of neck pad in one shape or another And football kids all across America grew up attempting to emulate the look however Despite the significant impact that this piece of equipment had on the game of football It is becoming more and more rare to see they have become so unpopular that by 2014 Yeah, no When I think of a player or a position that actually you might actually you might well see a Nick pad displayed I'm gonna say fallback, but as a caveat that you know having been a fan of the league for four or five years now I don't think I've ever seen a player ever Live Wearing one so that must mean you know what did happen to it? Was it phased out? Was it illegal for whatever reason? Let's see McDavid the distributor of cowboy collars discontinued the product so What happened? How did football's once greatest accessory become obsolete now before looking into all that? This video is sponsored by C-keek C-keek is a company Link in the description to download the app The first evidence of neck pads that I could find came in the form of the foam neck roll in 1960 The Raiders seemed like the first NFL team to embrace this piece of equipment Which was most famously worn by Jim Otto He later covered in his autobiography why he wore the neck roll Saying that he suffered from a chronic neck injury throughout his whole playing career Okay, he began using the neck roll to provide some cushion for when his head would go backwards And that's that's what I just read before in that in that little piece of text there is that I mean it what it's doing It's it's it's not a look. It's certainly not a fashion accessory It's to prevent the head from fucking, you know being being shunted back You know as as viciously as aggressively as it may it might have been without the neck roll, you know what I mean so It's a safety precaution But what did happen to it? Same kind of thing happened a few years later with chiefs middle linebacker really linear After suffering a serious head injury that resulted in near-death linear put an emphasis on changing his tackling technique while also having the athletic trainers fasten him an extra pad on his helmet as Well as a neck roll He supposedly never had another concussion the rest of his career from there The NFL would slowly see a rise in foam neck rolls throughout the 70s and 80s made famous by Intimidators such as Jack Lambert Eric Dickerson Howie long and Bo Jackson Steve Grogan's neck roll was absolutely ridiculous That thing was thick and then by the late 80s He's got a long neck. I'll tell you that much a of wearing the neck pad appeared That's the other no, that's that that's the other name that I thought of when I saw the When I saw the Kansas City chief guy run with the neck roll The one the one name the one person that came to mind was Christian acoya Because I'm pretty sure he used the same thing Christian acoya a 260-pound running bag Yeah, that's right rise this new look. Yeah, for sure. No that night. Oh my god. Did you just see how many? Did you just see how many defenders he steamrolled? That's got to be at least five And this is the look and it's come to mind, you know, it's been a while It's probably been about three years since I've I've looked at the Nigerian nightmare And that's not Kamaru Usman that's Christian acoya Coming into the the game of football at 23. I mean You know, he went above and beyond what was expected and and to be honest that neck roll is above and beyond what's expected Uniform and placing it over the pad creating this iconic style Many of the younger guys who had been rocking the previous neck roll look to this point followed suit And we saw this become a popular style over time Then roughly around the same time period the cowboy collar was invented by Oklahoma State's Dr. Fair it was supposedly superior and safer than the original neck roll The cowboy collar was first worn by Cowboys fullback Darrell Johnston who had previously worn a neck roll And this is how the piece of equipment got its name after this invention Classic foam pads are fading out and the cowboy collar became the most popular neck pad of the next generation Now even though the cowboy collar did take over the most epic of all neck pads Comes from this next guy Well, it's a touch back, man I think you've got a cramp in his leg. Did he get hit? Well, you better look around. That's that's a bad shot there. Yeah, well, that's how you get a cramp in your leg At least guys take from the purse or Gordon is the guy who hit him The first glance it looked like a perfectly legal block And now you've got some of the Dolphins' pox And it turned out What we're gonna see here And Cox that is That Dolphins player in the middle right there is Brian Cox He was a rookie at the time coming out of Florida where he had sported a neck pad that got the nickname The Lazy Boy and over the course of his career Cox would sport multiple different neck pads Sorry, sorry, but that first picture is just something else That is just something else Whatever team he was on that scene where he went over to the bank Fucking hell bro No, that's like No You know what this one here. I mean, oh my gosh This is something else But this one this one here reminded me Of getting on a plane An airplane And you know Obviously for us taller guys I mean I'm six foot one I'm not the tallest of tall But I'm taller than the average And there's nothing worse than trying to put your head back And having nothing there So you grab the headrest and you pull it up And sometimes it's a bit of a struggle But eventually you do get it up And that's exactly what came to mind there I mean that's ridiculous What is that? It looks like a piece of bloody plywood With some padding on the front of it I mean that will stop your head from snapping back It will I'll admit I'm not sure about this one though Color coordinated them with whatever team he was on That scene where he went over to the Bengal sideline To defend his teammate was epic Because he was wearing the most ridiculously large neck pad Way bigger than any that I've seen It looks like a flotation device And then he was joined by his neck pad army This image right here has to be peak neck pad era I don't know if you could find another photo like this Overall Brian Cox in my opinion is the king of neck pads But despite how popular this piece of equipment What happened to it though? Why is it outlawed? Is it outlawed? Or is it just out of fashion? And had become It began to slowly fade away To the point where distributors were discontinuing their products And you rarely see players sporting them today This happened because Actually is there a single person in the entire NFL In the year of 2022 that sports a neck pad? Because I haven't seen it Because of three reasons Reason number one In 2003 A study published in the National Library of Medicine Examined the effectiveness of three different types of neck rolls The cowboy collar The A-Force neck collar And the classic foam neck roll Through a multitude of A-Force neck collar Look at that fucking thing It looks like a bloody It looks like it's an immense institution for God's sake Different tests The research concluded that Quote They've never been shown to be effective In a lab They seem to be able to control the head At least a little bit But no one has been able to show that On the football field Ironically Layton Vanderesh A current example of a player who's wearing a neck collar Underwent neck surgery in 2019 The research at least shows that the cowboy collar May be able to reduce some neck injuries But its restrictions Lead us to reason number two The game and equipment have changed When neck pads entered football The game was heavily based Let me be honest Pads as a whole Have reduced in size Is that a fashion statement Or is that to allow the player More, you know More room to move So to speak Well, let's find out On the run The equipment players used Was big and bulky And players were taught to use their head When tackling Or attempting to run over a tackler So it made sense that team doctors and coaches Suggest a piece of equipment To protect a player's neck As much as they thought was possible But over time Equipment has gotten smaller Lighter and better fitting Allowing players better mobility The neck pad ultimately hinders Players full range of movement It had become a liability Over any potential benefit This also includes the fact that The way tackling has been taught Has changed to be safer And lastly Reason number three Neck pads are a fad How we long was revered By a previous generation of football fans Being one of the most iconic players Who sported a neck roll But his own son Kyle had this to say Quote It looks stupid I don't know what the purpose of it was Kyle also went on to say this Quote A lot of guys wanted to appear bigger Nowadays people want to be compact Faster Different than how it started Neck pads became fashion wear And a staple of a certain era of football Of course, like any time period These things have a... I mean this I mean really I mean that literally That really does look like Your classic aeroplane neck cushion Colored purple no less And the image of today's NFL Is different Now neck pads still do exist But most players would admit that They are wearing them for the look More than anything Really? Really? Really? Mate when you've got a A game like football When guys are putting their bodies on the line With absolutely no regard for their safety I mean surely you'd want something That's going to increase Your own safety, right? But if they're saying that these things Absolutely do nothing To help With neck injuries I mean what is the point? Maybe it is a fad Read reviews of neck pads online You will often see that the first pro that they list Is based on the classic look That it gives the player All in all Even though we rarely see this piece of equipment In today's game It's still cool when you do see it Hopefully they will Bro, okay You're talking about pieces of equipment Mate, yeah he might have a neck roll But look at the fucking thing on his bicep Look at his right arm That is literally It's almost like the terminator for God's sake Oh my god Look at his left wrist I mean that's one thing But look at his right bicep And these guys I mean what does that do? And obviously it's some sort of mechanical Piece of equipment That I'm assuming stops The possibility Of the arm Hyper extending Is that a fad? Well, I don't know But there's a hell of a lot of linemen Wearing that type of thing And um Yeah that's a fucking joke to be honest Continue to be players who wear it Look mate you're talking about I mean this is an interesting player I don't know who he is But it's an interesting player To include really Because Yeah he might be wearing a neck roll But he literally has A bionic right elbow Give us those nostalgic blasts From the past I mean at the end of the day When you were on the goal line And just need one yard to go Who better to give it to Than a full back with a neck pad Oh my Third effort Fourth effort And he's in He's in for the touchdown Oh wow you don't see that off Damn bro Well as always Thanks for watching Hope you guys enjoyed it In the next one we look at Would you believe The oldest NFL players Of all time Now this is gonna be a fucking laugh This is gonna be a crack up Because at the end of the day I mean Tom Brady is still playing at 45 Has there Have a look at this cut He might be 45 Who knows He might have had a harder life Than the likes of Tom Brady If this guy's 45 I'll fucking eat my hat At the end of the day In the next video we do look at The oldest NFL players of all time It's gonna be an absolute pleasure Thank you for watching Head down into the description box below To check out various ways He can support the channel Thank you And good night