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SuperBowl Injuries on the Rise

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Published on Friday, 04 February 2011 22:18

Written by Anne Moss Rogers

Since Under Armour, a new category of apparel called protective performance apparel was started by a company called McDavid.  The signature product, HexPad, consists of independently positioned hex shaped pads that are bonded directly onto a compression shirt so that it is lightweight and moves with the athlete, unlike the bulky pads most players remember from high school.

The NFL season generated an increased number of injuries, despite the league's pre-season request for players to wear more protective padding. A few Superbowl stars will take the field Sunday, protected by McDavid USA.

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