LOOK: Steelers players swap jerseys with opponents in 2019

No jersey swaps in 2020.

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Earlier this week, the NFL announced a few new game day protocols. Among them, in an effort to further limit contact between players postgame, the league put the kibosh on jersey-swapping in 2020.

The tradition will be done away with as a precaution to minimize potential transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be copious amounts of contact during the game, along with breathing and sweating on each other — but yet the No Fun League has put a stop on the time-honored postgame switcheroo.

Exchanging jerseys became a phenomenon in the early 2010s in the NFL, but the ritual dates back decades in the sport of soccer.

Let’s take a look back at the Steelers’ 2019 jersey swaps because, apparently, it won’t be happening in 2020.

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