During Super Bowl XLVI, many of you may have seen the NFL’s commercial on the evolution of player safety throughout the history of the game.
For those that didn’t, the league put together an extremely informative — and cool — site detailing the many safety innovations from 1869, when the first game of American football was played, up to 2012. You can check it out at evolution.nfl.com.
There’s the hardened leather helmet’s appearance in the 1920s, foam pads in the 1930s, the introduction of the single-bar facemask in 1955, the new “unsportsmanlike conduct” rule in 1979 to player safety research going on today.
A couple photos of Broncos make the site, including Rick Upchurch, who is called the “Player of the Moment” in the 1970s.
Just use the timeline at the bottom of the page to look through the years, and be sure to click “watch the spot” at the very bottom to watch the league’s Super Bowl commercial.
It’s definitely worth a look.
Tags: Evolution, NFL Safety
@imready: im with ya about Fannin he looked to be a beast in preseason… honestly he was looking like our best back, its a shame he had to get hurt but i think he will get plenty of PT this year if hes healthy id be happy with Mcgahee Fannin Ball and a Rookie like Rainey, but i really like the idea of getting Lynch, Moreno cant stay healthy and isnt great, McGahee is over 30 and has had hammy issues, Fannin looked like a beast but hasnt proven to be healthy, Ball is decent but could never handle starting or getting numerous carries in a run-heavy offense… whoever we get we need a Stable and not 2-3 decent backs
alot of people think that RB and TE are are biggest need on offense but i think its our offensive line… they couldnt block anyone in the NE game Beadles and Waldon MUST be upgraded… maybe Ryan Harris can get back to his old self and start RT moving Franklin to his natural spot at LG… if we want Tebow to be effective throwing the ball Denver must protect him better than they did in New England
Agree with you Von,
Our Oline was abused when Kuper was out. Harris playing RT fits. Franklin’s size makes him an ideal guard. All we need is a good center.