Are KNEE pads still used in football?

[SlickFazzer]

I don't see many in this Ireland game..

[jjgold]

I do not think so

[OldBill]

it's not required players can select to wear them or not

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Beer and other concessions were free at Aviva Stadium at the Northwestern-Nebraska game in Dublin, Ireland, because all the credit card machines were down. And because the venue doesn't accept cash and the machines can't connect to Wi-Fi, workers at the game gave away as much as they could.

How's this for some Irish hospitality?

The Omaha World-Herald, which was covering the event on-site, wrote that people were given "as many as he or she could carry in a cardboard drink carrier. One man carried seven. Most tried to get four." Fans grabbed cups of fries and hot dogs as well.

"Nothing is free in Ireland — but this is!' one fan, Stephen Cleary, told the World-Herald.

One video from the game showed a wild scene of fans trying to acquire as much free stuff as possible:

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football-fans-treated-to-free-beer-and-food-as-credit-card-machines-go-down-at-nebraska-northwestern-game-in-ireland-181646355.html

[pavyracer]

They are used in NFL. Watching the Falcons game now.