The chairman of the National Football League's health and safety advisory commission believes American football could ban helmets in the future.
The NFL has tried to reduce the risk of head injuries over the last five years and recently reached an almost $1bn legal settlement with ex-players suffering with head trauma.
But some experts think helmets give the players a false sense of security.
"Can I see a time without helmets? Yes," said Dr John York.
"It's not around the corner, but I can see it."
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/american-football/33167457
Banning helmets is an idea that gets bandied about from time to time, but I've never seen it discussed by a high ranking member of the NFL, even if only in speculative terms. I do think they shouldn't ban all headgear, but go back to leather helmets, or else they'd risk causing a lot of skull fractures.
A side benefit is that it would make the players more marketable since we'd be able to see their faces better.