1953- ELF ON HELMET MOCK-UP DONE: Shuck reports that in 1953, Paul Brown had equipment manager Leo Murphy do a mock-up of the orange helmet with Brownie the Elf logo on the side. But when Murphy l ...

Several NFL players wore helmets with extra padding, called ‘Guardian Caps’, in games for the first time on Sunday in the latest move by the league to safeguard against future concussions.