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A protective garment is provided for use in conjunction with an exoskeletal upper body pad system for a sport, such as American football. The protective garment includes a shirt formed of air-permeable, moisture-wicking fabric that stretches in all directions. A number of independent protective pad segments are integrated within the shirt and are arranged to enable flexible motion by the wearer of the shirt. The independent protective pad segments are positioned and dimensioned to enable the protective garment to be worn between the body of the wearer and the exoskeletal upper body pad system. A conventional exoskeletal shoulder pad system may be easily retrofit for use with the protective garment by attaching a pair of sub pad assemblies to the main arches of the system in order to provide localized compressible padding.
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