How much padding do football players have to have?

Answer 1

High school and college players are required to wear; helmet, mouth piece, shoulder pads, hip pads, a butt pad, thigh pads, knee pads, and clears. A lot of the time you'll see nfl players not using their knee pads and or thigh pads bc they aren't required

Answer 2

Helmet, mouth guard, shoulder pads, knee pads, thigh pads, and hip pads are pretty common. A lot of guys have "butt pads" on their girdles. Kidney belts and back pads are optional.