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The number of diagnosed concussions dropped significantly in the聽NFL聽in 2018 with a 24% decline in the preseason and regular season, from 281 concussions in 2017 to 214 this season.

Some of the credit goes to advances in helmet technology with the league saying 74% of players are using the latest protective headwear, compared to 41% in 2017.

But the NFL want further improvements and have awarded Cardiff University鈥檚 School of Engineering with a grant of 拢90,000 to develop helmet padding from聽an elastic material with high energy absorbency.