If you’re a plus-size skater, Moore recommends the pads in Moxi’s Thick Set. In terms of safety, the included wrist guards, elbow pads, and knee pads are designed more or less the same way as ...

The NFL mandated thigh and knee pads from 1979 to 1994, when such protection was bulkier and might have consequently slowed players down. Even Hanks admits he didn't always wear thigh and knee ...

But this is the main fact: If a player doesn’t wear thigh or knee pads, they cannot play in games. Period. That’s it. No thigh or knee pads, no play. Here’s how the new system will work.

Best Lightweight Kneepads: RaceFace Covert ($105) Best Elbow Pads: G-Form Pro-X3 Elbow Guards ($60) Best Knee/Elbow Pads for Kids: Sweet Protection Elbow Guards and Knee Guards Lite Junior ($80 each) ...

Knee, thigh pads mandatory in '13 ESPN.com news services Jul 11, 2013, 11:07 AM ET ...

The days of NFL players opting not to wear thigh pads or knee pads may end with this year's Super Bowl, according to league and team sources.

So much for those knee pads being preventative. Patrick Ewing was a great NBA player, and yet he had the misfortune of playing most of his career in an era where not one but several teams were ...