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Aaron Rodgers Will Have To Make Helmet Change If He Returns In 2025

Originally posted on The Spun | By Daniel Bates | Last updated Apr 14, 2025 5:41 PM ET

Few things over the past 13 or so years have been as consistent as Aaron Rodgers and his Schutt Air XP helmet and two-bar single facemask combo.

But if the four-time MVP plans on returning to the NFL this upcoming season, he's going to have to switch up his look. According to The Athletic, his preferred helmet model has officially been banned by the Shield along with six other helmets.

The full list includes the:

Riddell Foundation
Riddell Speed Icon
Riddell Speed
Riddell Revolution Speed Classic
Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD*
Xenith Epic+
Xenith Epic

Rodgers famously wears the Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD. However, he isn't alone in doing so. Last year Joe Flacco, Nick Folk and Thomas Morstead all wore the same model and will also have to make changes in 2025.

This isn't the first time Rodgers has been faced with this problem either. Back in 2019, he was forced to choose a new option after the league dropped his previous Air XP and he said it wasn't hard to move on.

"It's not difficult at all," Rodgers said at the time (via NBC's ProFootballTalk). "I was wearing the one like [Brett Favre] was wearing for so long. That was a little outdated, probably, and then I think around that time when the CBA got signed, they had some better regulations about the safety quality of the helmets, and I've just kind of been up to date for years."

"Last year, my helmet — because there's been such advancements in helmet safety — my helmet was in the not-as-safe category but anybody wearing that got one more year to find a new helmet," he continued. "I knew coming in I was going to have to change."

Of course, all of that depends on if Rodgers actually ends up coming back for a 21st season. But we likely won't know until after the NFL Draft towards the end of this month.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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