What's up with all the face masks with a ton of bars going across?

I think it's the new thing.

I could see it's benefits aside from looking cool, but it seems the Giant's D-line were two years ahead of everyone else, and then this year you see them everywhere.

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ND started doing it this year because Justin Tuck did it; not sure about other players

Harder to grab his facemask and fewer eye pokes are the first 2 things that come to mind.

It adds SWAG....duh

I actually like the giants one...notre dame not so much

Justin Tuck asked for a facemask that would be impossible to grasp because he had a couple on neck injuries from lineman throwing him down by his facemask. Now it's the cool thing to do.