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also looks like no G or stripe on the helmet that week.
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Cowboys trotting these out vs the Broncos this week
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Lions reportedly having (another) uni change next season
The Detroit Lions will be eligible to make changes to their uniforms following the 2021 season and team president Rod Wood said there has already been some discussion on that matter.
During Wood’s press conference this week, he noted that a potential uniform change is something that is on his mind, specifically bringing up the Lions’ current Color Rush uniforms.
From Lions Wire:
“Given some thoughts to that. You’re right, we’re coming up on the window of when we could make some changes,” Wood said on his Zoom session. “I haven’t really gone into the design phase yet, but that’s certainly something that once the window opens up, we’ll probably take a step back and look at the current roster that we have and the changes we want to make. Do we continue with the color rush, etc? It’s on my mind, but nothing official.”
The Detroit Lions will be eligible to make changes to their uniforms following the 2021 season and team president Rod Wood said there has already been some discussion on that matter.
During Wood’s press conference this week, he noted that a potential uniform change is something that is on his mind, specifically bringing up the Lions’ current Color Rush uniforms.
From Lions Wire:
“Given some thoughts to that. You’re right, we’re coming up on the window of when we could make some changes,” Wood said on his Zoom session. “I haven’t really gone into the design phase yet, but that’s certainly something that once the window opens up, we’ll probably take a step back and look at the current roster that we have and the changes we want to make. Do we continue with the color rush, etc? It’s on my mind, but nothing official.”
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Source: Only 15 NFL Teams Adding New Helmets in 2022
BY PAUL LUKAS, ON DECEMBER 1, 2021Good morning! Welcome to the first day of the final month of the year.
Now then: As we all know by now, the NFL will be lifting the one-shell rule next season, which means we’ll start seeing throwback and alternate uni designs that have been impossible since the rule went into effect in 2013. But how many teams will take advantage of the new state of affairs, and what sorts of designs are they thinking of adding to their helmet rotations?
The other day I got the answers to those questions — or at least some initial hints — from a source who recently had some discussions with one of the major helmet manufacturers. In the spirit of Watergate source Deep Throat, I’ll call my helmet source Deep Shell. Here’s a transcript of a short interview I recently did with him, edited for length and clarity:
Uni Watch: When you were interacting with this company, they told you some things about NFL teams adding alternate helmets, when the one-shell rule is lifted next season, is that right?
Deep Shell: Correct.
UW: Did they say how many teams would be adding a new helmet next year? And if so, did they mention any specific teams that would be on board?
DS: They said it was about 15. I tried prying at least a couple of teams out of them — I specifically mentioned the [redacted], because they’re my hometown team — but they didn’t mention any team names.
UW: Fifteen teams — so that’s about half the league, which is a little surprising, because you’d think that more teams would be on board.
DS: Teams didn’t have much time. The window from when the NFL announced that the rule would be lifted to the deadline for submitting a new design for next season was relatively small.
UW: So even if there are only about 15 teams adding a new shell color in 2022, there could be a lot more in 2023?
DS: It could work out that way, sure.
UW: Did they mention any specific teams that would not be on board?
DS: They said possibly the Raiders, just based on their previous interactions with that team. They said even for merchandise stuff, like when they do white mini-helmets for every team, the Raiders won’t do it. One guy actually said, “Mark Davis believes that he invented the color silver.”
UW: Did they mention anything about specific throwback designs like, New England bringing back Pat Patriot or Tampa bringing back Bucco Bruce?
DS: No. I would assume those are some of the ones [that we’ll see], but they didn’t specifically mention them.
UW: What about possible alternate helmets — any mention of possible designs that could be in the mix?
DS: No. Except for the Raiders, they really didn’t get into specifics.
UW: Did they say anything at all about Nike’s role in all of this?
DS: Well, some of the helmet designs may be coming from Nike, so they [the helmet company] have to be in touch with them to produce these new designs. But they didn’t say anything beyond that.
UW: You mentioned earlier that the helmet manufacturers produce mini-helmets and other helmet-related collectibles. Does that factor into the thinking regarding what the teams will wear on-field? Like, if you have a hydro-dipped design, or some crazy gradient, or whatever, is that harder to reproduce at the retail-collectible level, and then does that factor into the thinking of what gets worn on-field?
DS: Yes, absolutely. They have several levels of collectibles — first there’s the helmet version of an authentic jersey, just like the players wear. Then there’s the helmet version of a lower-priced replica jersey, so it’s the same size as the authentic but it doesn’t have the same level of padding and stuff like that. Then there’s mini-helmets, and then there’s the one like you would get out of a gumball machine.
UW: So as the designs get more complex, it’s more complicated and expensive to reproduce those?
DS: Yeah. And you’re not gonna be, like, hydro-dipping something that’s so small, right? That’s an expensive process. So the issue becomes, how do you replicate that so that all four of them [the retail collectibles] look the same in terms of color, finish, and so on.
So that factors into the process. They see all the design concepts that people are posting on the internet and submitting to your website. But a lot of those designs just aren’t feasible. Even if you could make it happen on the field, you couldn’t replicate it at scale for merchandise.
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And there you have it. I realize it’s frustratingly short on specifics, but we do have three main takeaways:
• We should expect only about half the league to have alternate shell colors next season.
• We should not expect the Raiders to be one of those teams.
• We probably shouldn’t worry too much about wackadoodle alternate designs, because those would be difficult to reproduce at the retail level.
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What NFL teams will get new uniforms in 2022?
The Philadelphia Eagles have submitted to the league their uniform selection for 2022 (per Rob Tornoe of Inquirer.com), as the NFL had a deadline for next year’s uniform attire that passed prior to the league approving the use of an alternative helmet last week.
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Rams have a crazy plan for the future of their uniforms and they're hoping the NFL will allow it
The Rams have an interesting plan for the future of their uniforms
By John Breech
Nov 12, 2020 at 2:38 pm ET2 min read
During the 2020 offseason, the Los Angeles Rams were one of seven teams that unveiled a new or modified uniform. Since the Rams haven't even been wearing their new uniforms for an entire season yet, you wouldn't expect them to already be talking potentially releasing another new uniform, but that's exactly what happened earlier this month.
During a recent interview on the team's podcast with J.B. Long, Rams COO Kevin Demoff revealed he wants to see the team unveil a new uniform every year, and no, that is not a typo. EVERY YEAR.
"Our goal hopefully is we can get to the point where maybe we can unveil a new uniform every year, either the way we space it out or whether the NFL and Nike changes those rules," Demoff said, via USA Today's Rams Wire. "Maybe a little bit more of a European soccer model where you come out with that alternate jersey each year. Some people like that, some people don't. But yeah, we could see that."
If that plan sounds crazy, that's because it is, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea. For this to happen, the Rams are going to have to convince the NFL that it makes sense. As things currently stand, NFL teams aren't allowed to change their uniforms more than once every five seasons, so if they want to do a full makeover, they'll have to talk to the NFL, as Demoff mentioned. However, NFL teams are allowed to have two alternates each season and it's very possible that Demoff would simply like to see the team unveil a new alternate look every year.
The Rams actually hinted at the fact that they would be going a little crazy with their uniforms after the original ones were released back in May. In an image they tweeted out, it showed that the team would be unveiling a new alternate look in both 2021 and 2022.
According to Demoff, that's still the plan.
"Plan to roll those out in the coming years," Demoff said. "If we do one, it'll be one next year and maybe one the following year, or some combination thereof."
It wouldn't be surprising to see the Rams release either a yellow jersey or a blue and white jersey at some point down the road. If you're a Rams fan who is hoping to have every uniform variation that the team offers, then you might want to start saving money now because it's not going to be cheap to buy all these jerseys if Demoff's plan comes to fruition.
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It’s unclear if the Broncos submitted a uniform change for 2022 before the deadline, but judging from past comments from team president/CEO Joe Ellis, it seems safe to assume Denver won’t make any big uniform changes until after the club’s ownership situation has been sorted out.
Whenever the Broncos do make changes, many fans will likely welcome a light blue design with open arms.
Whenever the Broncos do make changes, many fans will likely welcome a light blue design with open arms.
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So the Washington Football Team, formerly the Washington Redskins, formerly the Washington Braves, formerly the Boston Braves....has undergone a rebrand, not just a renaming.
Washington Commanders is the new team name.
Four new logos.
Three new uniform sets.
Washington Commanders is the new team name.
Four new logos.
Three new uniform sets.
Just terrible name and uni's. It's like an unlicensed American Pro Football team in a movie or game.
And yellow gloves should be BANNED!
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All the pants need stripes.
They need to mix and match the socks and pants up with the jerseys.
That one color look is awful.
Note how stupidly low the numbers are on the middle jersey due to the unnecessarily large Commanders across the chest. Even the large Washington on the white jersey is forcing the numbers down too low. The numbers look much better when Commanders is a little badge on the left chest like the black jersey.
They need to mix and match the socks and pants up with the jerseys.
That one color look is awful.
Note how stupidly low the numbers are on the middle jersey due to the unnecessarily large Commanders across the chest. Even the large Washington on the white jersey is forcing the numbers down too low. The numbers look much better when Commanders is a little badge on the left chest like the black jersey.
