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 ...

"Like, 'Man, put on the Odell gloves and you're good.'" Odell Beckham Jr.'s iconic one-handed catch against the Dallas Cowboys in 2014. Tony Spinelli/ESPN In today's pass-centric NFL, Sundays are ...

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 ...