Guardian Caps — which are used as additional head protection over helmets — are all the rage during NFL training camps as players are required to use them there.
But now, there’s the option to wear them during games. And with the Pittsburgh Steelers playing the Houston Texans in a preseason game on Friday night, Steelers right guard James Daniels might have become the first player to ever wear one in a contest.
What did he have to say about it? Per the Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko, as you can see below: “My head doesn’t hurt, so that’s good … Hopefully more and more people start wearing them.”
With just one year after coming agonisingly close to winning the premiership in 2023, the post-mortem has begun about how it all went so wrong. The Broncos appeared to have the trophy in their grasp in last year’s grand final, until to break their hearts.
Many predicted Kevin Walters’ side would use the heartbreak to fuel them in 2024, and the Broncos were being tipped by some to win the premiership in the pre-season. But it’s gone completely the other way this year and Walters’ side have missed the finals for the third time in four seasons.
The overwhelming theory from around the NRL world is the players have gotten too big for their boots and started reading their own press. Former Wallaby on Triple M radio and suggested they’re more interested in their social media standing than their performances on-field.
To be fair, the Broncos have been hampered by injuries in 2024, with big guns Walsh, Adam Reynolds, Payne Haas and Ezra Mam all spending significant time on the sidelines. But there’s a growing theory that the hype and popularity the players have received in the last two years has inflated their egos and made them believe they’re better than what they are.
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