![]() ![]() Here’s the petition they sent to the NFL, according to the article linked above, which the Bengals posted on Instagram: The visual effect wouldn’t be much different - the CR uniform and the primary white uniform are quite similar. Now, let’s circle back to the Bengals, who, according to this article, have petitioned the NFL to allow them to wear their white helmets with their primary white uniform, rather than their CR uniform. Likewise, two of the three alternate helmets introduced this season seem visually out-of-place when paired with the teams’ CR uniforms.īecause of the current alternate helmet usage rules, the Lions will have to wear their new blue helmet with their all-gray uniform, and the Broncos must wear their new white helmet with their all-orange CR. The black hat isn’t terrible with the CR (which itself is more of a harkback), but still looks a bit out of place. Specifically, the Saints black helmet, which for now must be paired with the all white CR, seems much more appropriately worn with the team’s black jerseys. Pairing those alternate helmets with an alternate/CR uniform produced an odd look, to say the least, seemingly begging to be worn with one of the teams’ primary uniforms. Teams who are wearing alternate lids this season include the Lions (blue), Broncos (white), and Colts (black).Īgain, in most of those non-throwback helmets, their color was meant to pair with alternate/CR uniforms (Bears, Panthers, Texans, Cardinals) but in other cases, the alternate helmet didn’t seem to make sense. This year saw another large batch of alternate helmets, some to be worn specifically with throwbacks (Buccaneers, Seahawks, Eagles, Titans, Browns) but others were not. This list included the Bengals (“white tiger”), Bears (orange), Saints (black), Panthers (black), Texans (red), Cardinals (black), Jets (black) and Eagles (black). But there were also several teams who debuted alternates which were not specifically for throwbacks, but (seemingly) because they could, and which would thus need to be worn with alternate/CR uniforms. Last year saw multiple teams introduce alternate helmets, with several of them (Giants, Falcons, Patriots, Cowboys) to be worn specifically with classic (throwback uniforms). In most cases, this isn’t much of a problem, especially for clubs who introduced an alternate helmet specifically for use with a throwback uniform. ![]() That meant teams who introduced alternate helmets which might otherwise (and perhaps more appropriately) be paired with their primary home or road uniforms, could not do so. Because those uniforms are limited to a total of three wearings per season (in any combination), that has kept the wearing of alternate helmets to a maximum of three times per season. Those days are over and things are getting back to normal on Thursday nights in the NFL.For the 2022 season, the NFL began permitting teams to use an alternate helmet, but that usage came with a caveat: the alternate helmet could only be paired with a team’s third (alternate) jersey, the color rush (CR) uniform, or a “classic” (throwback) uniform. With that being said, I do not believe that many people will miss the days of seeing a team dress up in electric green from head-to-toe so that they can square off against another team wearing all-black. It's proof that this wasn't completely terrible and that you can get something good out of anything. The good news is that the Color Rush uniforms aren't completely dead - teams will still wear them as alternate uniforms this season and as the Ravens are proving tonight, some teams are incorporating ideas from the Color Rush uniforms (though this set of purple pants is slightly different from the Color Rush pants) into their primary uniform scheme. Unfortunately, the incomplete passes vastly outnumbered the completions and you simply cannot have that ratio when it comes to football and uniforms as well. It's safe to say that the Color Rush program on Thursday Night Football was a hit-or-miss affair for Nike and the NFL. ![]() The lasting image of the NFL's Color Rush program is an ugly one. ![]()
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