You would think it wouldn’t matter to NFL teams in the Super Bowl what the color of their uniforms would be.
But sports is filled with superstitions, and in the case of the San Francisco 49ers, there’s good news (if you believe in this sort of thing) about the Niners’ unis when they face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 54.
Per The Athletic’s David Lombardi, the Niners were hoping to wear all-white throwback uniforms, and that cornerback Richard Sherman said the NFL would need to make an exception to allow them. But on Monday, it was confirmed that the Niners would go with white jerseys with gold pants. And that’s still good news for San Fran die-hards:
Some news: The 49ers will make a push to wear their all-white ‘94 throwback uniforms in the Super Bowl at Miami. The problem, Richard Sherman tells me, is that the NFL currently won’t allow it. The 49ers got an exception to wear these unis Week 17 at Seattle; would like one again
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) January 20, 2020
Adding onto this: Sherman told me that the NFL “is thinking about changing (the uniform) policy now,” so it sounds as if there’s a chance for the 49ers to be able to wear their ’94 all-whites to the Super Bowl if the NFL is convinced. It was Sherman who started the Week 17 push.
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) January 20, 2020
49ers to wear white jerseys, gold pants at Super Bowl LIVhttps://t.co/NVoUReo6Ep pic.twitter.com/GtfHDfZvpU
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) January 20, 2020
Seen some discussion about what uniforms #49ers will wear in Super Bowl LIV. Worth noting: The Chiefs get the choice of what jersey color to wear since the AFC is the home team. FWIW, 13 of the past 15 Super Bowls have been won by the team wearing white.
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) January 20, 2020
The #49ers will wear their traditional road jerseys in Super Bowl LIV: White tops, gold pants. They are 2-0 in Super Bowls when outfitted in that combination.https://t.co/faaWiHxMIm
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) January 20, 2020
A 13-2 record with white uniforms and 2-0 for the Niners in white and gold! The Bay Area hopes those trends continue.
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