Three former college football players in the California Legislature think youth leagues should allow padded helmet add-ons ...

Assembly member Avelino Valencia introduced Assembly Bill 708 to stop youth football leagues in California from prohibiting padded helmet add-ons.

The helmets were sold nationwide at Walmart, Target, Academy Sports+ Outdoors, in addition to online retailers like Amazon from Sept. 2024 through May 2025 for about $20.