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The days of NFL players opting not to wear thigh pads or knee pads may end with this year's Super Bowl, according to league and team sources. The injury trends of quad injuries and knee bruises will be a major focal point of discussion for the competition committee to bring a recommendation on mandatory thigh and knee pad usage to the owners in March.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, there also is a possibility that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will simply order the changes for the 2011 season without a vote of the owners. ... Per Mortensen, the NFL has already commissioned equipment makers to produce uniform leg pants that would incorporate the lightest, safest thigh and knee pads -- with the pads stitched into the pants rather than inserted and removed by the players. The mandatory use of hip pads also is under discussion.
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