Green Dots on NFL Quarterbacks’ Helmets
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You may have noticed the green dots on the back of NFL quarterbacks’ helmets. That’s something new for this year. All QBs will have a green dot on their helmet. It signifies that the player has a radio helmet and the NFL will put the stickers on the helmets themselves each week. Only a QB can have a radio, and only one green dot can be on the field at a time. So, if a 2nd string QB comes in for a trick play, he has to have a different helmet to wear.
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9 opinions for Green Dots on NFL Quarterbacks’ Helmets
Broncos#1
Aug 19, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Was this really a problem in the past?
kiah
Oct 7, 2007 at 2:37 pm
why are they green why not yellow?
Harper
Oct 7, 2007 at 8:35 pm
The packers use yellow helmets they picked a color no team used on their helmets
jonathan grode
Nov 25, 2007 at 5:26 pm
its ugly though — there has to be a more appealing way to serve this function
Carter
Nov 30, 2007 at 11:55 am
Why is it necessary for the QB’s to have the green dot on their helmet? I know it signifies that he is a QB and has a radio, but why?
crawford
Dec 2, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Who doesn’t know who the QB is and who else would need a radio in thier helmet?? So… why the dot?
Justin
Dec 3, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Its a new rule this year meant to prevent teams from calling fake field goals on the fly. Last year that happened a couple times where the holder on the field goal was told to pull up and throw or run at the last second because of something the coaches now saw. This gave them an “unfair advantage” in the eyes of the NFL.
dr. Tobot
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:15 pm
green dots keep brains minty fresh
Travis
Jan 12, 2008 at 5:20 pm
my bullheaded dad thinks it is the antenna so, i just want to show him, It’s Not! So can someone back me up on this. And what part of the helmet is the antenna in. like under the green dot, or somw/here else
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