Helmet visors are growing in popularity among football players, and it’s not just about making a fashion statement.

Tinted and mirrored visors provide an important line of defense between your eyes and the sun. For receivers, it can mean the difference between pulling in a long touchdown pass or dropping it after losing the ball in the glare.

It’s the same for defensive backs. Don’t let your next interception get past you because you were blinded by the light.

When you’re practicing day-in and day-out in the sun, especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., your eyes take in a lot of UV light. It can lead to sunburn on your eyes, or with prolonged exposure, cataracts, cancer or even blindness.

The safety aspect of visors is huge.

Football helmet visors also serve as a barrier between your face, the elements and the 11 other guys looking to lay you out on the turf.

For offensive skill players, an errant hand during a tackle could mean fingers inside your mask. For linemen on both sides of the ball, there’s a risk of hands, fingers and who-knows-what-else getting inside your mask while in the trenches or under the pile.

If you have a pre-existing eye condition or previous injury, it makes a helmet visor or eye shield a no-brainer.

We carry a few different models of helmet visors at Football America from brands like Nike, Oakley and Under Armour.

Here are some of our favorite models of football visors:

Related: Like the sun protection but think a visor is too much? Check out our eye black.

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Nike had 46 out of 70 schools playing bowl games

Nike had 4 out of 5 BCS Bowl Winners

Alabama/BCS Championship
Oregon/Fiesta
Florida State/Orange
Stanford/Rose

Alabama won the BCS National Championship, which is the 11th time in 12 years that the National Champion has been a Nike school!

Every so often, something comes along in the game of football that makes an older piece of equipment obsolete. Metal helmets replaced leather, and composite replaced metal.

The next step in the evolution of football gear came this year when EvoShield introduced its HybridPro Protective Shirt and Girdle.

Before HybridPro, players were forced to choose between protection and mobility with protective shirts and girdles. Pads that gave the best protection were bulky and restrictive, and pads that were built for mobility often didn’t hold up too well.

Evoshield’s gear has both — protection and mobility. It uses the company’s proprietary gel-to-shell technology, which starts as a gel that hardens as it’s exposed to air, so it can be shaped for a custom fit.

That means its lightweight thigh and rib pads will never restrict your movement, and the pads are rugged enough to provide superb protection. That’s why Heisman winner Robert Griffin III will be wearing them this season.

Get the shirt for $89.99 and the girdle for $84.99 at Football America.

Related: Shop our entire selection of Evoshield gear.