It’s the NFL offseason. Not the fun, free-agency-is-cooking, draft-takes-are-coming part of the offseason, either.
The middle of summer marks the final weeks of vacation before teams convene at training camp at the end of July. Players, coaches and executives haven’t abandoned their duties, but they’re still focusing more on family time and beach trips than setting depth charts. With the flow of football news slowing to a trickle, it’s time to debate the stuff that doesn’t really matter and ultimately has no objectively correct answer.
That’s right. We’re ranking helmet designs.
Most of the league’s helmets are pretty good. This is what you’d expect from a multi-billion-dollar operation with access to top-tier designers. Roughly everything from 25th place onward is nice enough to arguably be a top-10 entry.
The 2022 season will be the first year in roughly a decade where teams are allowed to wear an alternate helmet. This means we’ll return to classics like New England’s stunning Pat Patriot throwbacks. But for this ranking we’re only using standard designs, which means several franchises are putting up their second-best (or worse) selections.
Where did we land? I’m glad you asked: