Tag: NFL throwback helmets

Titans may show respect, not wear Oilers throwbacks against the Texans in 2023

The Tennessee Titans appear to have discernment and won’t wear Houston Oilers throwbacks against the Texans in 2023.

The Tennessee Titans may have some discernment after all.

According to Mike Moraitis from the Titans Wire, the Titans may not wear their Oilers throwbacks against the Houston Texans out of respect for the city.

John McClain from Gallery Sports says that Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk, daughter of late founder Bud Adams, may not be willing to push the envelope that far.

While the Oilers jerseys and franchise records are technically the property of the Titans franchise, wearing them against the Texans would be sticking it in the eye of Houston sports fans — kind of like when Harris County was on the hook with a 30-year bond to upgrade the Astrodome to keep the Oilers from moving in 1986, and Bud Adams uprooted the franchise anyway 10 years later.

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3 ways Texans can take advantage of new throwback helmet rules

The NFL will allow for throwback helmets once again in 2022. Here are three directions the Texans could go with the new rules.

Good news: the NFL will allow for teams to have alternate helmets once again starting in 2022. That means teams are going to bust out the throwback helmets to go along with their throwback uniforms once again.

Bad news: the Houston Texans have been wearing the same getup since 2002 that they essentially are wearing their throwbacks. Consider even the Jacksonville Jaguars have undergone about three uniform alterations in the same span.

If the Texans ultimately decide to take advantage of the new changes providing for alternate helmets, here are three options to consider.