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Terrell Davis, 51, looks like he could still play for the Broncos today

Terrell Davis, 51, looks like he could go out and play for the Broncos in a game today!

Terrell Davis was forced to walk away from professional football 22 years ago due to knee injuries, but the 51-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer looks like he could still suit up and play today.

In a video produced by the Denver Broncos, Davis and NFL Network’s James Palmer check out the team’s new uniforms and break out their own combinations. Palmer goes with an orange jersey and orange pants with the team’s standard blue helmet on a mannequin.

For his uniform combination, Davis had “a better idea” than using the mannequin and he left the room to later return in full uniform — with cleats and all. Davis picked the team’s alternate blue jersey with an alternate white helmet. You can see him rocking the look beginning at the 2:54 mark in this video:

A two-time Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP, Davis is still in great shape and he makes the uniform look great.

Davis putting on the uniform was the highlight of the “Salute to Broncos Country” video, but the most interesting nugget involved the team’s uniform schedule. Denver has already announced which jerseys it will wear each week. The video revealed that players will pick pants and sock colors each week. The team’s captains will make the decision on a game-by-game basis.

The Broncos will debut their new white jerseys with white pants when they face the Indianapolis Colts in their preseason opener today.

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Here’s why the Broncos can’t wear an all-white alternate uniform

The NFL requires a designated “alternate jersey” worn with an “alternate helmet.” For the Broncos, that’s a blue jersey and white helmet.

The Denver Broncos unveiled their new uniforms on Monday that feature a “Sunset Orange” home look, a “Summit White” road look and a “Midnight Navy” alternate look.

The Broncos can do some mixing and matching to a certain degree, but there are limits to how many color combinations the team will be allowed to wear.

For example, the NFL requires clubs to wear their “alternate helmet” with their “alternate jersey.” As Andrew Mason of DenverSports.com has correctly pointed out on Twitter/X, Denver’s “alternate jersey” is navy blue.

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That means the Broncos will be required to wear the dark blue jersey when they break out their alternate white helmet. Denver can’t wear it’s white “road” jersey with its white “alternate” helmet. Unless the Broncos introduce an “alternate” white jersey, the team can’t wear an all-white alternate uniform in 2024.

That’s why the white helmet is shown with the navy jersey in the team’s promotional photos on social media:

Denver can also only wear an alternate or throwback up to three times per season, so every time the Broncos wear the blue alternate jersey will mark one less time the team can wear the fan-favorite throwback jersey. Certainly not an ideal scenario, but fans in Denver will undoubtedly be delighted to see the throwbacks worn any number of times in 2024.

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This fan-made Broncos uniform looks beautiful

Would you be happy if the Broncos made this their new uniform?

We know the Denver Broncos are working on new uniforms, but we don’t know exactly what they’ll look like or when they’re set to arrive.

In the meantime, fans have been left to dream up their own uniform concepts. Here’s a beautiful uniform set created and shared by Tim Contic on his Twitter/X page:

The design looks beautiful, but Broncos Wire has two small quibbles with the alternate options. Denver is expected to continue using a white helmet as an alternate, so that’s accurate, and the team will also likely have a “D” logo throwback uniform. But this concept mockup did not include an alternate blue jersey or an all-orange Color Rush-style alternate.

We expect the Broncos’ next uniform set to at least include a blue alternate, and an updated Color Rush-styled alternate might be in the works as well.

Nothing is certain, though, because Denver has not been forthcoming about the state of the club’s uniform process.

“We’ll be having some things coming there in the future, but nothing to announce today,” Broncos owner/CEO Greg Penner said in January.

The fact that the team’s current uniforms are marked down with big discounts seemingly suggests that new uniforms will arrive in time for the 2024 season, but that’s just speculation. We expect an official announcement form the team in the coming months, perhaps before the NFL draft in April.

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Broncos jersey sales might signal new uniforms on deck

Official Broncos uniforms are marked down with big sale prices on the team’s website, perhaps a sign of new uniforms arriving this year.

We know the Denver Broncos are working on new uniforms, but we don’t know when those new uniforms will arrive.

Based on how retailers are treating the team’s 2023 uniforms, some fans and pundits believe new uniforms will arrive in time for the 2024 season.

Official jerseys on the Broncos’ online store, NFL Shop and Fanatics are all marked down with significant sale prices. That might be a sign that the team and NFL partners are working to clear out old inventory before releasing new uniforms ahead of the upcoming season.

All of this is just speculation, of course, but where there’s smoke, there’s often fire when it comes to NFL uniform developments.

More thoughts on the Broncos’ uniform rumors

The Broncos told KOA Radio that the uniform concept floating around on social media has never been discussed by the team.

Last week, we passed along information from Mario Vetanze describing what the Denver Broncos’ next uniform will look like. Based on the descriptions from Vetanze and an anonymous poster on the Broncos’ forums, several fans created mockups of the upcoming uniform changes.

The most notable (and perhaps most controversial) changes were adding mountains to the shoulders and switching to a white helmet. It turns out those details might not be accurate.

After mockups with the mountains went viral on social media last week, the team got word out through KOA Radio’s Benjamin Allbright that such a design has never even been discussed by the club.

It’s hard to take that statement as completely truthful because Vetanze described what was described to him, and the people who leaked information to him had to have based it on something (perhaps early concept designs).

Vetanze said in an interview with Paul Lukas of Uni Watch that two people who briefly saw the uniforms described them to him. Vetanze did not specifically say his two sources were team players, but the massage therapist lists Broncos players among his clients on his website.

We know that the Broncos involved their team captains in the process of switching to a new alternate white helmet, and we know from Twitter/X that Vetanze seems to have a working relationship with safeties Justin Simmons and Kareem Jackson (who were team captains in 2023).

Whoever it was that leaked descriptions to Vetanze, they likely described something they really saw. Whether they saw just a concept design or the final design is uncertain. The team claims no design resembling the recent concept leaks has ever been discussed.

Based on that response from the team, it’s probably safe to assume the final design won’t look like the fan mockups that went viral last week. We’re skeptical that such a design was never discussed at any point, however.

During his end-of-season press conference last week, team owner/CEO Greg Penner indicated that the process has taken longer than he expected.

“Nothing to announce on new uniforms today,” Penner said on Jan. 9. “That’s also been [some] learning for me. I just figured when you wanted to change your uniforms, you just made a new uniform. But boy, it’s a several-year process with the league and Nike to get there. We’ll be having some things coming there in the future, but nothing to announce today.”

The Walton-Penner family purchased the Broncos in late summer 2022. Getting a new uniform designed and approved in time for 2023 was too short of a turnaround. It remains to be seen if a new look will arrive before the 2024 campaign.

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Rumors swirl about Broncos’ new uniforms

The Broncos are working on new uniforms and rumors are swirling about the details, including mountains being part of the design.

The Denver Broncos have given few details about their new uniform plans other than acknowledging that a new look is being worked on.

Two years ago, Broncos president Damani Leech said the club aims to balance its history of the uniform that won Super Bowls while also understanding that tastes and style evolve over time. That has led to speculation that Denver could put a modern spin on its current look.

The Broncos have already modified their Color Rush uniform to now include a new alternate white helmet, and the alternate look could get another refresh in 2024. Meanwhile, fans remain eager for information about the new primary uniform. Rumors have started.

Mario Vetanze, a certified posture exercise professional and massage therapist who lists Denver players among his clients, posted a thread on Twitter/X last month detailing some of the changes coming to the new uniforms. A few of those details:

This presumably means that the Broncos are not switching back to the old “D” logo permanently, but instead continuing to use it as an alternate.

More recently, someone who goes by “Brady2024” on Denver’s official forum platform teased additional details that should probably be taken with a grain of salt. Of note:

  • Switching to white helmets permanently
  • Keeping current logo with minor tweak
  • Three new tops and one throwback
  • Blue mountains on the sleeve
  • Subtle 5280 on side of pants

While the above info should be taken with a grain of salt, it’s perhaps notable that another Twitter/X page dedicated to NFL uniforms shared this concept design last week:

The mountains on the shoulders seem to be a running theme. A Reddit user who seemingly connected the dots from the above Twitter/forum posts shared this concept on Reddit as “almost dead on” for the new look:

(r/DenverBroncos on Reddit)

Once again, all of this should be taken in with at least some skepticism. They are only rumors at this point.

Another mockup based on the above info:

For what it’s worth, KOA Radio’s Benjamin Allbright says the mockup design is not a look that has been discussed by the team:

We do know that new uniforms are on the way. We don’t know exactly what they look like, but the above concepts are worth discussing. We should find out more from the team in the coming months.

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Broncos will wear alternate white helmet on Christmas Eve

The Broncos will wear their alternate “snow-capped” white helmet against the Patriots on Christmas Eve.

The weather forecast is calling for a white Christmas in Denver this year, and fittingly, the Broncos are breaking out their “snow-capped” alternate helmets for a festive Christmas Eve showdown with the Patriots in Week 16.

Denver will wear its orange Color Rush uniform and a white alternate helmet against New England on Sunday night. The game will mark the third time the Broncos have worn an alternate uniform in 2023.

Denver previously wore its new white helmet in Week 5 against the New York Jets, a 31-21 loss. The Broncos then wore an all-blue alternate uniform in Week 11 against the Minnesota Vikings in a 21-20 win.

Going up against the Patriots on Sunday, Denver will aim to improve to 2-1 wearing alternates this season.

Eventually, the Broncos will have new primary uniforms. Team president Damani Leech confirmed in July that Denver is working on a new uniform. Whether or not that new design arrives in time for the 2024 season remains to be seen. In the meantime, Broncos fans can enjoy the new alternate look.

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Broncos to wear alternate blue uniform vs. Vikings on ‘Sunday Night Football’

The Broncos will wear blue jerseys and blue pants against the Vikings on Sunday. Do you like that look?

The Denver Broncos are breaking out an alternate uniform for their Sunday Night Football showdown with the Minnesota Vikings.

The Broncos will wear blue jerseys and blue pants against the Vikings in Week 11, the club confirmed Thursday. Denver previously wore an all-blue look in an 11-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on SNF in 2022.

This will mark the second time the Broncos have worn an alternate uniform this season. Earlier this year, Denver wore its all-orange Color Rush uniform featuring a new alternate white helmet in a 31-21 loss to the New York Jets.

After facing the Vikings on Sunday, the Broncos will break out an alternate uniform one more time this season when they host the New England Patriots on Dec. 24 in Week 16. Denver will wear its Color Rush uniform and white helmet in that Christmas Eve showdown against the Patriots in a game set to be nationally televised on NFL Network.

First things first, though, the Broncos will wear blue on Sunday.

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A look back at the Broncos’ uniforms through the years

Here’s a quick look back at the Broncos’ uniform designs since 1960.

The Denver Broncos have had the same primary uniform design since 1997 and the same primary jersey color since 2012. Changes could be on the way soon.

Last November, the Broncos sent a poll in an email to season ticket holders asking for their opinions on the team’s uniform future. That seemed like a clear sign that Denver was doing its homework before a potential new uniform design.

A few months after that poll went out, team president Damani Leech hinted on Twitter that the team is working on a new uniform design. Nothing is imminent for a new uniform, but it seems that the process has started.

The Broncos are set to release an alternate helmet ahead of the 2023 season, and an overhauled uniform might be in store down the road.

Here is a great GIF from Fantatics showing Denver’s uniforms over the years. Below are photos highlighting the key changes and new additions to the Broncos’ uniform design since the team started playing in 1960.

What will the Broncos’ alternate helmet look like with a full uniform?

This is what the Broncos’ alternate helmet could look like with the team’s Color Rush uniform.

The Denver Broncos announced in a teaser tweet earlier this week that they will break out alternate helmets this season.

In the image released by the team, part of a white helmet is shown. That presumably means the Broncos are getting a mostly-white helmet as their alternate in 2023.

Denver won’t have revised uniforms in time for this season (they might arrive in 2024), but fans who appreciate the “D” logo will be glad to hear that this year’s alternate helmet will be worn with the team’s Color Rush uniform, which previously featured a “D” logo on a blue helmet.

Fans on Twitter were quick to imagine what a white helmet might look like with an all-white Denver uniform. Here’s a mockup design by @TimContic on Twitter:

It also looks sharp with an orange jersey and white pants:

Because the Broncos have to wear their existing Color Rush uniform, though, it will likely look more like this design from @Mr_Boggins on Twitter:

One fan on Reddit, u/JohnMarkParker, posted a full image of what a white helmet could look like with the existing Color Rush uniform:

(JohnMarkParker on Reddit)

JohnMarkParker also created a mockup of the Color Rush uniform with white pants, and he also sent Broncos Wire a photo of what a white helmet would look like with the team’s alternate blue jersey:

(JohnMarkParker on Reddit)

If we understand the NFL’s uniform rules correctly, the Broncos will be wearing their white helmets with their existing Color Rush uniforms this fall. Mixing it up with white pants or an all-white uniform would look sharp, but that doesn’t seem to be an option.

We’ll find out for sure when Denver fully announces its alternate helmet and the uniform it will accompany later this offseason.

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