Football helmets have come a long way since the days of the leatherheads, but there's obviously still some work to be done ...

Ex-MIT linebacker Kodiak Brush helps design the Apache helmet, earning the highest safety rating ever from Virginia Tech.

The Apache helmet, by LIGHT Helmets and developed by MIT alum Kodiak Brush, is the highest-rated for safety by Virginia Tech.

The lawmaker says a youth football league in his district doesn’t allow young people to put cushioned add-on covers to their helmets.

The bill would require all youth football players in West ... s honor to cover the cost of the helmet covers and would create a Student Athlete Safety Advisory Council to explore ways to improve ...