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Why Do Football Players Wear Bicep Bands?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Kimberly Day

Players on NFL and college football teams wear bicep bands. Bicep bands range in color and size and can be worn on one or both arms. The bands are made from old socks, swatches of stretchy material or athletic tape. Nike and the NFL also have their own lines of logo-endorsed bicep bands.