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[TheRealDeal]

Shockey has some sick ink...

[jherald]

I always knew Cam was a bottom.

TRD....NOt a bottom. He's showing how he's going to carry this team to the Superbowl so he's starting early.

[jherald]

I have a question that is not racist I just don't know the answer and I've always been curious.

Why do black guys without braids or any hair for that matter wear the skull caps?

I thought it was to protect the braids from getting all frizzy.

Anyone know?

Asked the guy I work with. He said because their afro will get really frizzy if they don't wear something. It's also to help cover it up.

But for Cam and Smitty I don't understand this because they have little, and no hair so I think this guy is schmucking with me.

[TheRealDeal]

I thought guys with fro's wore them as well but I see more and more guys with shaved heads wearing them...I don't get it

[YoungPanthers89]

Cam newton new look http://t.co/39nUJkD

lol

[Kakarot]

I have a question that is not racist I just don't know the answer and I've always been curious.

Why do black guys without braids or any hair for that matter wear the skull caps?

I thought it was to protect the braids from getting all frizzy.

Anyone know?

Keeps away the sweat from getting in your eyes, and helps keep your head cool inside the helmet. Also, if your bald, your skin can get stuck to some of that padding, so most players will wear a skull cap or durag to help aid with that.

It can also be as simple as keeping your hair neat.

[Ricky Spanish]

For whatever reason this seems like it could be the defining picture of the Rivera/cam era.

whether or not that is good or bad is yet to be seen.

[jherald]

TRD...I feel you dude.

It must be like a tootsie pop.."the world may never know."

[Montsta]

I'm white and I used to wear skullcaps under my helmet in football because I would sweat so much and it was a fairly decent absorber. Now I play tourney softball and wear it under my baseball cap for the same reason. Not sure if that's why these guys wear it but thought I'd throw it out there.

[Bj-Monster23]

I thought guys with fro's wore them as well but I see more and more guys with shaved heads wearing them...I don't get it

Because the helmets get real dirty sometimes. With grass and hair grease and all of the above. Especially when you sweat a lot and stuff. It sometimes also keeps your hair cool and it helps you develop waves. Waves is what black guys have sometimes especially with good hair.

Exp.

another Exp.

[Ricky Spanish]

White people don't get waves, we get cowlicks...

[Kakarot]

BJ-Monster...that's why I wore a skullcap under my football helmet in highschool. Lol was a bit of a prettyboy in high school and didnt want the helmet/sweat knocking out my waves.

I imagine thats why a good portion of football players wear a skull cap or durag

[Tarheels23]

I have a question that is not racist I just don't know the answer and I've always been curious.

Why do black guys without braids or any hair for that matter wear the skull caps?

I thought it was to protect the braids from getting all frizzy.

Anyone know?

For multiple reasons, but I know a lot of guys wear it to keep from getting that helmet print on their forehead.

[TheRealDeal]

It's weird that not many white guys wear them.

I understand the waves argument and the fro and braids argument because I had a lot of teammates in school wear them for that but never understood the bald head thing. No one did it when I played ball.

Seems like the answer is sweat...kind of a pretty boy answer.

I guess athletes are just a little different these days.