Tom Brady Shares The Request He’ll Make To NFL This Offseason

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sported his good ol’ Riddell VSR-4 helmet the last time we saw him on the field. Brady really loves this helmet, and he is not ready to give up on it despite NFL’s new rules. Brady wore the Riddell SpeedFlex in the game against the Tennessee Titans.

Brady used each of these helmets this season. ESPN’s Mike Reiss asked the quarterback about this helmet, and he said that he will stick with his old helmet.

He had to experiment with the new helmet because the NFL brought in new rules.

“Yeah, I’ve gone back-and-forth quite a bit. You know, the old one has just treated me so well over the years, so hopefully I can get it grandfathered in. That’s what I’m going to try to do this offseason, see if I can keep playing with it. I love the way it fits. I love the way it feels. It’s been a great helmet for me. So I’ve just been thinking about it and think that’s what works the best for me as we continue on this season,” he told Him Gray on Thursday.

Brady does not like the new helmet because the face mask is more narrow than the one in his old helmet.

“You’ve seen something a certain way for a long period of time so I like as much vision as possible with the peripheral vision. It’s all important, it all matters so yeah, just making sure it’s kind of similar to what the experience has always been. Like I said, there’s still some tweaks to go and I’m working it out. But overall, hopefully the helmet provides more protection and I’m able to – I’ve been wearing a very old helmet for a long period of time but it’s worked pretty well too so that’s why I haven’t been – I’ve been a little hesitant to change,” Brady said in August.