Helmet with integrated shoulder pad

A helmet comprising:

• an outer shell including an outer shell lower edge, wherein a portion of the outer shell lower edge of each of a respective left side and a right side of the helmet indents upward to form at least one shoulder pad recess on respective left and right sides of the helmet body;
• and
• an energy management liner, a majority of the energy management liner disposed inside the outer shell, the outer shell and energy management liner inside the outer shell defining a first width, the energy management liner comprising two shoulder pad assemblies, each shoulder pad assembly partially disposed inside the outer shell, a portion not disposed inside the outer shell comprising a shoulder pad extending downward into the shoulder pad recess on the respective left side or right side of the helmet, the shoulder pad extending across a portion of the width of the outer shell lower edge, wherein the shoulder pad has a second width substantially the same as the first width and the shoulder pad is configured to to alleviate the impact of the helmet to a wearer's shoulder.