One-bar facemask

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The one-bar facemask is a model of facemask for use with football helmets which was one of the earliest facemasks available. It has been illegal in the National Football League since 2004, but a grandfather clause allows players who wore the mask prior to 2004 to continue to do so for the remainder of their careers. Scott Player of the New England Patriots currently wears a 1-bar facemask and will be the last unless a new rule reissuing the 1-bar facemasks is issued and passed.

Typically, by the mid-1980s only placekickers and punters wore the one-bar facemask, a notable exception being Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann.