If you watch an NFL or college football game from the 1990s or even early 2000s, one thing stands out the most: the shoulder ...

College football players used to sport giant shoulder pads when they played. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; ...

As football players have gotten larger, their shoulder pads have gotten smaller. And there are real questions about whether ...

If you were a football enthusiast during the 1980s and 1990s, it is likely that you recall numerous players wearing those bulky, oversized shoulder pads.