Players wear mouthguards?

Do they? On a related note, anmouncers mentioned that Hogan "lost teeth", in a collision in practice. Yikes!!!!!

I'm baffled as to how players don't wear mouthguards mow that i think about it, i rarely see them doing so. Even qbs should wear them. I think it would cut down on cte as well.

kennyb said:

Do they? On a related note, anmouncers mentioned that Hogan "lost teeth", in a collision in practice. Yikes!!!!!

I'm baffled as to how players don't wear mouthguards mow that i think about it, i rarely see them doing so. Even qbs should wear them. I think it would cut down on cte as well.

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I don't think they all do, but some definitely do. You can often see them attached to the facemask by a bendy bit of plastic. From personal experience, they can be uncomfortable to wear when you are breathing hard, and obviously hinder communication. The players have facemasks anyway which presumably offer a lot of protection to the teeth.

"The NFL players association has negotiated a contract making mouthguard use optional. The mouthpieces aren't mandatory, because the NFLPA -- and really, the players -- don't want them. However, many players do wear mouthguards especially in view of the concussion problem with NFL players."

Our QB "Tom" used to wear one...