Brady supports NFL's decision to phase out older helmet models

The NFL announced in April that 10 helmet models will be prohibited from being worn after performing poorly in lab testing. And that's just fine with Tom Brady.

"It's a good thing. They're trying to find helmets the players will wear that will absorb force better. I think that's a positive," the New England Patriots quarterback said Monday at the Milken Institute Global Conference, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.

Six models were immediately removed from circulation, while four others can only be worn by players who used them in 2017. Brady will get one more season with his preferred helmet, Reiss writes.

"I still wear a very old helmet, probably out of habit," Brady said. "You talk about behavioral changes are hard; I've tried new helmets and I'm like, 'Doesn't work, get that out of here!' You just have to get comfortable with it."

Diagnosed concussions increased by 13.5 percent from the 2016 season to the 2017 campaign, the NFL announced in January. The league's chief medical officer said at the time that the NFL won't be satisfied until those numbers are greatly reduced.

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