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Football Gear Lab

Gear up.
Play better.

Helmets, gloves, pads, mouthguards, visors, cleats and drip — broken down by players who care what you strap on before kickoff.

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Why trust
the lab

01

Written by players

Every breakdown comes from people who have worn the gear through a season, not from a spec sheet copied off a box.

02

Sorted by position

A lineman and a slot receiver need opposite things. We call out who each piece is actually built for instead of ranking everything on one list.

03

Links you can trust

If we would not put it in our own bag, it does not get a spot. Every link goes straight to the exact product we named.

Find your edge

Side-by-side comparisons for every category, with the exact link to grab each one.

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