Question: What is that patch on Trent Richardsons forehead during games?

[Roll Tide 00]

Anyone know ?

 

[AlexanderFan]

Prolly to keep his helmet from gashing his head open. Or it could be to keep his 3rd eye from being poked out by Brandon Spikes. Or maybe he's trying to quit smoking.
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[bamabryan]

When I played football many years ago, the padding in the helmet would irritate your forehead sometimes. My take on it is that the patch on Richardson forehead keeps the skin on his forehead from getting irritated.

 

[ElkhartTider]

When I played football many years ago, the padding in the helmet would irritate your forehead sometimes. My take on it is that the patch on Richardson forehead keeps the skin on his forehead from getting irritated.

Correct.

 

[UAME]

Looks like "turf tape" (and adhesive tape most frequently used on elbows etc to prevent carpet-burn like injuries on astroturf.) As other poster noted, helmet pads can chafe the forehead until it is very painful to even put a helmet on.

 

[HitMan54]

College programs fit players with the helmets. They aren't like the high schools, "just go pick one out".

Most helmets are the same, some are thicker.

Pretty sure this is the case with Trent. He isn't used to a helmet being so tight and it's irritating his skin. But I'm sure it's worth it.

 

[JPT4Bama]

Prolly to keep his helmet from gashing his head open. Or it could be to keep his 3rd eye from being poked out by Brandon Spikes. Or maybe he's trying to quit smoking.
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LOL! :biggrin:

 

[wishbonedays]

or it could be to keep his 3rd eye from being poked out by brandon spikes.
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too funny!!!!

 

[TheOysterMan]

Its his superhuman speed and strength patch :biggrin: I tried to get one, but it didnt come in my size :frown:

 

[Bamafan78]

That front pad used to hurt like heck when I played High School ball.

 

[tidehawk]

Looks like "turf tape" (and adhesive tape most frequently used on elbows etc to prevent carpet-burn like injuries on astroturf.) As other poster noted, helmet pads can chafe the forehead until it is very painful to even put a helmet on.

+1...

 

[Bama323]

Maybe the dreads make his helmet tighter than normal.

 

[Bamaboda1]

Its so when he hits defenders "head-on" and knocks them off the playing field, he doesn't get a bump on his head.:wink:

 

[CullmanTide]

It's there because he smokes the competition.

 

[mikes12]

Prolly to keep his helmet from gashing his head open. Or it could be to keep his 3rd eye from being poked out by Brandon Spikes. Or maybe he's trying to quit smoking.
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I thought the nicotine patch went over the mouth. :biggrin:

 

[TommyMac]

On the underside of it, it says "Thank you God for steering me to Alabama."

Or, "allburn sucks."