The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a team on the rise after a strong 4-2 finish to the 2019 season. So, what better way to turn the page and look towards the future than with a jersey redesign?
The Bucs announced recently that they will be ditching their uniforms — which came into effect back in 2014 — in favor of something a little less… well, ridiculous. (Tampa Bay’s jerseys were one of the nicest in the league before someone thought alarm clock numbers would be a nice upgrade.)
While we’ll have to wait until April for the official reveal, Paul Lukas over at Uni Watch has seen the new jerseys and given us a description of what they look like.
Here’s part of what Lukas said:
• There are two jerseys (red and white) and two sets of pants (pewter and white). The pewter pants will not be as shiny/metellic as the old ones, because that’s the reality of the fabric being used these days.
• The red jersey has white block numbers outlined in black (but no orange layer, at least that I could see). The “Buccaneers” wordmark has been restored to the chest, but this time it’s rendered in black (not white, as it had been in the Super Bowl set). Block TV numbers are on the shoulders. The Bucs’ current ship logo appears on the sleeves. The back of the jersey has the same white numbers outlined in black, along with white nameplate lettering.
While Lukas was unable to take actual photos of the jerseys, he did have some help in putting together a rendering of what they look like.
Take a look.
It definitely looks like they are going back to the old style they wore prior to the change in 2014. Sadly, it appears as though we won’t be getting any orange uniforms this time around. But, hey, this is a step in the right direction.
What do you guys think?
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