Since the NFL banned glue-like Stickum in 1981, gloves have evolved into receivers' most trusted sidekicks. ESPN spoke with glove manufacturers, equipment regulators, and current and former NFL ...

Detroit Lions receiver Kalif Raymond remembers the mantra he says he heard while growing up playing backyard football in Georgia: You don't need gloves.Catch with your hands. If he dropped a pass ...

"Using gloves was a privilege," Raymond says. "If I got gloves, I better catch the ball." Raymond is such a gearhead now that ...

Since the NFL banned glue-like Stickum in 1981, gloves have evolved into receivers' most trusted sidekicks. ESPN spoke with glove manufacturers, equipment regulators, and current and former NFL ...