Tag: Throwback

Bo Nix reports to Broncos game wearing a throwback John Elway jersey

Bo Nix arrived for the Broncos’ game wearing a throwback John Elway jersey.

Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos are ready to throwback to 1977 when they host the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 5.

The Broncos will wear their 1977-inspired throwback uniform against the Raiders on Sunday. Nix reported to Empower Field at Mile High wearing a throwback No. 7 John Elway jersey.

Technically, Craig Morton was the No. 7 quarterback who helped Denver reach its first Super Bowl in 1977, but Nix has the right idea with the throwback.

“I think they’re awesome,” Nix said when asked about the throwback uniform last week. “I think any time you can pay a little tribute to former teams that have come before you and have kind of laid the foundation for the opportunity that you have, I think that’s really important.

It’s fun to wear throwbacks. I think that’s always a neat thing that teams are able to do, and ours are pretty cool.”

Broncos safety Brandon Jones wore a throwback Steve Atwater jersey:

Star cornerback Pat Surtain wore a throwback jacket:

Sunday’s game will be regionally televised on Fox and in-market fans can stream the game on fuboTV (try it free). The Broncos are considered favorites at home this week.

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Throwback to Justin Reid’s outstanding performance vs. Ravens in AFC Championship Game

Take a look at the outstanding plays made by #Chiefs DB Justin Reid during Kansas City’s last matchup against the #Ravens.

The Kansas City Chiefs will rely on their outstanding secondary to keep the Baltimore Ravens at bay in Week 1, and veteran safety Justin Reid figures to be a key part of their strategy.

Earlier this year, Reid put together a spectacular performance against the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game, which bodes well for his chances to make an outsized impact on Thursday night.

Nick Jacobs, an Emmy-winning sports producer at KSHB 41 News in Kansas City, broke down Reid’s previous outing against Baltimore on Twitter this week, highlighting his best moments from the game that sent the Chiefs to Super Bowl LVIII.

Check out the top clips that Jacobs posted below:

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Though Reid wasn’t in Kansas City’s lineup during the preseason, his experience against Lamar Jackson should prove to be a great benefit for the Chiefs, who will have their hands full at Arrowhead Stadium to kick off their regular season.

Broncos throwback jerseys go on sale tomorrow (Aug. 3)

Broncos throwback jerseys go on sale tomorrow morning (Aug. 3).

The most popular Denver Broncos uniforms are about to hit stores.

The Broncos are set to release their 1977-inspired throwback uniforms on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 10:00 a.m. MT.

The jerseys will be available at the Team Store at Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday morning. Fans attending training camp will also have opportunities to purchase throwback jerseys at Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit (free tickets are required to attend).

The throwback uniforms (and memorabilia) will also be available to purchase on the team’s online store, on NFLShop.com and on officially-licensed sites like Fanatics beginning Saturday morning.

Denver announced a new uniform set earlier this year. The primary uniforms were not as well-received as the throwback designs. After reacting on social media earlier this year, fans now have an opportunity to truly make their voices heard. If there’s anything an NFL team will heed, it’s sales trends.

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Broncos will debut throwback uniforms vs. Raiders in Week 5

As expected, the Broncos will wear their throwback uniforms against the Raiders in Week 5 this season.

As expected, the Denver Broncos will break out their throwback uniforms for the first time this season against the Las Vegas Raiders at home in Week 5 (Oct. 6).

The Broncos announced Sunday that the 2024 throwback uniforms inspired by the 1977 squad will go on sale at the Team Store at Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. MT.

Throwback jerseys and merchandise will also be available to buy at the team’s training camp practice if you have a ticket to attend the practice. The throwback gear will also be available to purchase online beginning Aug. 3.

The Week 5 game against the Raiders will be a perfect opportunity for Denver to debut the “new” throwback look. That week, the Broncos will honor linebacker Randy Gradishar for his Pro Football Hall of Fame nod, and the team will officially induct safety Steve Foley and tight end Riley Odoms into their Ring of Fame.

Additionally, Denver will invite all members of the 1977 team that reached Super Bowl XII to attend the game as part of Alumni Weekend. The Broncos and Raiders are founding members of the AFL who have competed against each other in the AFC West since 1960. The rivalry will resume this fall with a nod to Denver’s iconic 1970s classic.

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Broncos gave little consideration to making throwbacks their primary uniform

“We didn’t entertain those [throwbacks] as a primary closet item really hardly at all,” Broncos president Damani Leech said.

When the Denver Broncos unveiled new primary uniforms last week, they were met with mixed reviews from fans and pundits.

The team’s throwback uniform, however, received overwhelmingly positive support. After the full uniform set was unveiled, team president Damani Leech met the media to discuss the team’s new look.

“Of course, the fan base, a majority of them wanted to keep the same logo — these are uniforms [with the] logo and color that we won three Super Bowls in, so there was a lot of support for that,” Leech said on April 22. “But also, I think pretty closely right behind that was the amount of support for throwback uniforms. The old ‘D’ [logo] and the old colors.

“I think we did a really great job working with Nike on creating something that was really authentic and true to that 1977 ‘Orange Crush’ era, but really with a modern chassis. You will notice that right now it looks really good. You see a lot of photos of our players [in them] and they look good. We’re really excited about how they’re going to look on the field during the season.”

Many fans have suggested the Broncos should make the throwback look their permanent uniform, and Leech acknowledged that sentiment, but he lobbied to keep the throwback as a special occasion uniform.

“I’m not surprised the fans really love the throwbacks,” Leech said. “You hear that sentiment of, ‘We wish we had the throwbacks permanently.’ I love the throwbacks as well, but I also love the modern take on our brand, uniform and colors. I think we have a good mix.

“We’ll be able to wear those throwbacks up to three times [per season], including with our alternate jersey. We can wear that group of uniforms up to three times during the season. So I think fans will be excited when we roll those out. When the schedule comes out, we’ll start working on our uniform schedule and it’ll be really exciting to see it.”

Leech went on to say that the team did not seriously consider making the throwback look the club’s primary uniform.

“That was one of the early sort of design pillars that we had,” he said. “We wanted a modern, fresh new uniform. We wanted to keep the same colors. We wanted to keep the same logo. The feedback from fans, the majority wanted to keep the same logo and colors. So we didn’t entertain those [throwbacks] as a primary closet item really hardly at all.”

NFL teams have to wait at least five years before making major changes to their uniforms. So if there’s still overwhelming support a switch to throwbacks in 2029, the team might revisit the matter.

“We certainly didn’t come into this with the idea that these would be our uniforms forever,” Leech said. “We didn’t put a date on it, either. So we love them right now. I think we’re going to love them for a while. We’ll see.”

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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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Broncos can wear alternate or throwback uniforms 3 times this season

The Broncos can wear an alternate OR throwback uniform up to three times per season. We’ll likely see the blue jerseys worn at least once.

The Denver Broncos unveiled new primary, alternate and throwback uniforms on Monday. With blue, orange and white options for their jerseys, pants and helmets, the Broncos can mix and match to make nine different jersey/pants/helmet combinations, plus a 10th throwback look.

The Broncos will keep orange as their primary jersey and the dark navy blue will be the team’s alternate jersey. Denver also introduced a 1977-inspired throwback uniform with an orange jersey and light blue helmet.

The Broncos will wear their primary blue jersey for most home games and their primary white jersey for road games. Denver can wear an alternate or throwback uniform up to three times per season.

The Broncos will likely wear their blue jersey as an alternate at least once this year, which means the throwback uniform won’t be worn more than twice in 2024. Unfortunately, Denver can’t wear an all-white alternate uniform because the blue jersey has been designated as their alternate jersey.

So unless the Broncos introduce a white alternate jersey in the future, the team’s white alternate helmet will be paired with the navy alternate jersey. And that alternate uniform will cut into the number of times the throwback uniform can be worn each season.

Judging by how well the throwback uniform has been received, fans in Denver probably won’t be too pleased to hear this news.

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Broncos’ Orange Crush-inspired throwback uniforms are a big hit

The Broncos have unveiled 1977-inspired throwback uniforms and they are absolutely beautiful.

The Denver Broncos unveiled new primary (and alternate) uniforms on Monday that have been met with mixed reviews. There are vocal fans on social media who strongly dislike the new look, but there are also fans who view it as a big improvement on the previous threads.

While there’s not a strong consensus on the primary uniforms, the Orange Crush-inspired throwback look has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both fans and pundits.

Here’s the club’s description of the new throwback, courtesy of a press release from the team:

Honoring the Orange Crush era and the 1977 season when the Broncos made their first Super Bowl appearance, the throwback closet features the iconic Legacy Blue ‘D’ helmet and orange uniforms adapted to Nike’s current chassis with peak performance fabric.

Helmet: The Legacy Blue shell pairs with a white facemask and vertical orange stripe. The fan-favorite and iconic Denver ‘D’ logo originally introduced in 1968 will return to the Broncos’ uniform closet rotation for the first time on a Legacy Blue helmet since 1996.

Jersey: The classic orange jersey features oversized white numbers with Legacy Blue trim on the front, back and top of the shoulders. A sleeve stripe sits at the shoulder mirroring the Legacy Blue trim from the numbers.

Pants: The white pants include an orange and Legacy Blue stripe down the length of the pants.

Socks: The socks include orange and Legacy Blue bands that align with the stripes of the jerseys and pants.

The Broncos unveiled the uniform on Monday with a video showing Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Randy Gradishar handing off an Orange Crush-era helmet to star cornerback Pat Surtain.

Denver called it a “blast from the past” on social media:

The Broncos can wear alternate/throwback uniforms up to three times per season. It seems safe to say fans in Denver will be excited every time this look is pulled out of the closet.

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Broncos might have accidentally leaked their new alternate logo

The Broncos might have accidentally leaked their modernized alternate “D” logo ahead of their full uniform unveiling on April 22.

Just a few days after the Denver Broncos released a funny teaser video emphasizing no uniform leaks, a potential leak has hit the Internet.

A Broncos season ticket holder who goes by “richiejakobe” on Reddit shared a screenshot on Thursday that shows a modernized throwback “D” logo that is displayed on an official team graphic promoting “Club 1977” at their stadium.

Richiejakobe said in a Reddit comment that the team emailed them a link for more information on “Club 1977.” When the fan clicked the link, the official website showed the existing logo alongside a modernized throwback “D” logo. That throwback logo has since been removed from the website.

Interestingly, the “D” logo appears to exactly match a concept design that was created by graphic artist Drew Kauffman of Empery Designs in 2019. Broncos Wire has reached out to Kauffman for comment but has not yet heard back at time of publication.

It’s possible that the Broncos might have bought the design from Kauffman to use as their new alternate/throwback look, but that’s merely speculation. It’s also possible that richiejakobe altered the screenshot, but that would be an elaborate hoax.

We’ll get definitive answers when the new uniforms are unveiled on April 22, but Denver might have accidentally (or intentionally?) leaked a new logo early. Stay tuned for updates.

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Jaguars not wearing throwback uniforms for ‘homecoming’ game vs. 49ers

No, that retro logo on the Jaguars’ scoreboards Sunday wasn’t teasing that throwback uniforms are coming in Week 10.

The Jacksonville Jaguars won’t be wearing throwback uniforms during a home game against the San Francisco 49ers.

On Sunday, the scoreboards at EverBank Stadium teased the Week 10 “homecoming” game with retro logos for the 49ers and Jaguars.

The promo had many excited about the idea that the Jaguars could be wearing uniforms or helmets from sometime before the team changed its logo to its current one in 2013. Paul Lukas of UniWatch reached out to the Jaguars to ask if that’s the case and was told it isn’t.

“Our 49ers game is also Legends Weekend, hence the retro logo,” a Jaguars spokesperson told Lukas. “We will not be wearing throwback uniforms for that game. We’ll be welcoming back alumni from the last 29 seasons.”

The Jaguars have made several uniform changes in their history, most recently dropping their two-toned helmets for their current look in 2018. With NFL teams eligible to change their uniform after five years, many fans have hoped Jacksonville would return to its uniform design from the 1990s and the majority of the 2000s.

At the very least, many fans hoped the Jaguars would take advantage of the NFL’s relaxed rules regarding alternate uniforms and helmets. But it would’ve been surprising if Jacksonville wore throwbacks during the 2023 season after not unveiling the look during the offseason like most other teams.

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