always wanted to find out, but none of my friends know!!!
thanks
2007-10-10 05:13:41 · 15 answers · asked by Jamieson 5 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
its called eye black and it is used to cut down on glare from the sun or lights around the stadium. SOmetimes it is a greasey solution and sometimes it is a sticker like tape they use.
2007-10-10 05:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by Terrence W 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
As others have pointed out it can help with the glare but many end up doing it out of habit or looks. This is why you will sometimes see football players wearing black paint even in a dome.
2016-05-20 23:33:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The black paint draws bright light to the blackness as opposed to the eyes, it helps receivers and quarterbacks alot.
Peace, Go Cowboys
2007-10-10 06:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by George 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It pretect's your eyes from the sun. I don't know how it does it but whenever i play football it helps my eyes when it's really sunny out and i can see better, also players like to put their team on it. Sometimes people were it just to look tuff.
2007-10-10 05:18:23 · answer #4 · answered by Will 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They put it on to reduce the glare of the sun during a day game and to reduce the night lights during a night game.
2007-10-10 06:06:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will keep help keep the sunlight and glare out of your eyes. Can you imagine trying to play football with sunglasses?
2007-10-10 05:21:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because black draws more light in than any color, and draws the glare away from their eyes so they can see more clearly.
2007-10-10 06:02:03 · answer #7 · answered by emyers1981 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually black guys have it their naturally....amazing. But I digress.....its to shade their eyes from the sun so they can see better and play better and make lots more money than you or I do.
2007-10-10 05:34:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
its to prevent the reflection of light on their eyes creating blind spots in seeing, its even more incresed when sweating..... that and to look intimidating
2007-10-10 05:54:28 · answer #9 · answered by kevin-g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuts down glare of sun and/or lights
2007-10-10 05:25:28 · answer #10 · answered by TheBostonBuckeye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋