Football equipment maker Riddell is reportedly exploring a sale that would value the company at around $800 million. Riddell, which makes football helmets and shoulder pads as well as other ...

The Broncos have partnered with a football equipment company and the Colorado High School Activities Association to supply more than 15,000 brand-new Riddell Axiom helmets.

Football helmet and gear-maker Riddell is exploring a sale in a deal that could value the Des Plaines-based company at $800 million, the Reuters news agency reports.

Nearly 80 years ago, Riddell invented the plastic football helmet to slow an epidemic of broken skulls. Now, amid the growing realization of how rampant brain injuries are in the sport, ...

Riddell also handles about 60% of the youth helmet market and about 70% of the market for helmet reconditioning, which is a big part of the business at North Ridgeville. Football helmets have a ...

Another 10% wear some form of customizable Riddell helmets, including Axiom. “Getting a football helmet certified and on the field is no easy feat in and of itself,” said Thad Ide, Riddell’s ...

The Riddell Victory Youth Football Helmet is highlighted by its patented side impact protection (PSIP). This research-based technology helps reduce the forces from side impacts on the jaw.

CLEVELAND — Glen Wright, a whisper of a receiver and safety at Collinwood High School, arrived for last week’s game with a helmet so new, the sticker price was still attached: $399.99, plus tax.

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio– It’s a name that is synonymous with football. About sixty percent of the NFL and more than half of all college and high school teams use Riddell helmets made in Lorain ...

Attorney Allen Bachman argued Tuesday on behalf of Mayfield, and told the three-judge panel that manufacturer certification is a necessity if you want to enter the football helmet market. He said the ...

U.S. maker of football helmets and gear Riddell is exploring a sale, the company told Reuters, in a deal that could value it at around $800 million, people familiar with the matter said.