Current helmet technology is designed to reduce and/or absorb the lateral and rotational collision forces that can contribute to head and neck injuries but offers no standard solution for impact forces sustained directly by the helmet's facemask. Shield Hawk was designed to minimize the impact of concussive and subconcussive hits to the facemask of interior players on the Offense and Defensive Line. Shield Hawk significantly reduces the amount of rotational acceleration to the players head by up to 33%. The shear deformation of brain tissue caused by rotational acceleration is the predominant mechanism of injury in concussion.