Life on the football field is a lot of fun but can also have a tremendous impact on your knee. It's important to wear a football knee brace to help prevent injury while playing football. Football ACL braces are especially essential because playing football puts your ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) at risk for injury. Football players put an extra amount of pressure on their knees because of all the tackling, sharp turning, and lateral movement in this sport. All this movement can move your tibia (shin bone) and femur (thigh bone) in ways that overstretch and strain the ligaments in the knee. A football knee brace helps reduce the chances of this happening, and keep you on the field longer and your body healthier. Our brace coaches recommend these knee braces for football players and athletes.