Saskatchewan Roughriders’ running back Thomas Bertrand-Hudon made history last Friday when he became the first player to wear a Guardian Cap in a Canadian Football League [CFL] game.
“I was at a position where a lot of guys got hurt before and I just wanted to think about my safety. So I basically talked to the equipment managing staff [before the game] and asked them if I could wear it,” he said.
A Guardian Cap is a helmet cover used for impact reduction and to prevent concussions.
The Canadian said the decision was based on where he was placed on the depth chart for that matchup and a previous injury he suffered in the position.
“I already had a concussion at the beginning of the year on kickoff actually. So they took me off [kickoff] for a little bit and it was my first game back at kickoff. So I …