It was already going to be a huge night in Columbus when No. 2 Ohio State welcomes No. 5 Notre Dame on the first Saturday of September to kickoff the 2022 college football season, but perhaps things got even bigger as the Buckeyes are set to wear throwback uniforms that night.
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2022 is the 20th anniversary of Ohio State’s 2002 team that went unbeaten and won the national championship after upsetting Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. They will honor the 2002 team that night and reports are that they will wear throwback uniforms to commemorate the anniversary.
It’s really not that much of a change from what Ohio State wears now as it’d appear the difference is just a change of the stripes on the shoulders, a slightly larger number font, and perhaps they’ll ditch that annoyingly large Big Ten logo for a night. Take a look at Ohio State’s 2002 uniforms compared to their 2021 look below.
The Packers will wear their 1950s-themed throwback uniforms again in 2022. An announcement on which game is soon to come.
The Green Bay Packers will once again wear their 1950s-themed throwback uniforms during the 2022 season.
According to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy confirmed the team will bring back the uniforms for a game this season and will wear them at least once a season each year through 2025.
The Packers debuted the uniforms during a win over Washington at Lambeau Field last season.
The look features a slightly darker shade of green for the uniform and pants with all gold helmets, gray facemasks, gold numbers and gold striping. By and large, the uniforms were loved inside the Packers fan base.
At some point in the near future, the team is expected to announce the game in which the uniforms will be worn in 2022.
The instant-classic New Orleans Saints’ helmet logo has been ranked among the NFL’s best designs:
It’s tough to find a more iconic helmet than the classic design the New Orleans Saints wear each week, but that isn’t stopping some from trying. And to be fair, there are some really strong looks in this league. In this helmet logos ranking from Christian D’Andrea over at For The Win, the Saints clocked in high — very high, in fact. D’Andrea put New Orleans’ helmet logo above all but two other designs across the NFL, at No. 3 overall, writing of the placement:
“Black and gold is a great combination and the fleur de lis is a lovely nod to New Orleans. Again, simpler is better.”
Can’t fault that logic. The Saints have only made minor tweaks and adjustments to their helmet designs over the years, touching up the linework here and trying out a different shade of gold there. Quality of play aside, their debut look was an instant hit, and it still carries a vintage aesthetic that deserves its place along with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys and other venerable franchises around the league.
So it’ll be interesting to see how this year’s new black alternate helmets are received. It’s already a more complicated design than what fans are used to, beyond the palette swap, including a patterned stripe running down the middle. New Orleans has done well with their throwbacks and “Color Rush” variants before. Maybe this new look hits the ground running, too.
The #Chiefs can wear their classic Dallas Texans throwback helmets in 2022 if they so choose.
The Kansas City Chiefs will have an opportunity to wear their classic throwback helmets in 2022, but will they actually do it?
Last season, NFL owners approved the use of alternate helmets when worn with alternate uniforms. They’d previously banned the use of alternate helmets, citing player safety concerns. However, with vast improvements in helmet safety over the years, they decided to lift their ban. That change has paved the way for a number of teams to bring back alternate uniforms and helmets. Most recently, the New England Patriots announced that they’re bringing back one of their beloved uniform combos and a helmet featuring their throwback logo.
Before the AFL-NFL merger, the then-Dallas Texans wore these helmets from 1960-1962. With little desire to compete with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, Lamar Hunt ultimately moved the team to Kansas City in 1963 and rebranded as the Chiefs. That’s when they made the swap to the current Arrowhead logo you see today.
The team hasn’t worn these throwback helmets since 2009. They wore them that year when they played the Dallas Cowboys in October, but they also wore them for the AFL Legacy game against the then-Oakland Raiders in November. That game against the Raiders would mark the last time the team wore these specific throwback helmets.
Last season, when the news of alternate helmets returning broke, Chiefs fans weren’t too thrilled about the idea. While fans do appreciate the rich history of the franchise, they’re very proud to be in Kansas City. We know that the team equipment department still has the decals for these helmets, which means they could bring them back, but it’d still be a rather bold move for this team.
Dolphins announce white throwbacks for Week 4 versus Colts
The Miami Dolphins will take the field at Hard Rock Stadium less than 24 hours after commemorating the life and legacy of late Hall of Fame head coach Don Shula — and they’ll officially be doing so by wearing the same look that Shula’s Dolphins sported for so many years on the gridiron.
Miami announced this weekend that they’ll be wearing white throwback uniforms as a part of this weekend’s effort to remember Coach Shula; giving Dolphins fans their first look at the throwback kits in 2021.
Plenty of internet sleuths figured something was amiss based on a couple of clues earlier this past week, including when the team’s weekly release came out to preview the game and Miami’s throwback logo was included in all of the images — and then again when Hard Rock Stadium was photographed with a diamond throwback look painted in the end zones for the Miami Hurricane’s home contest against the Virginia Cavaliers a few days ago.
And now we officially have our answer. The Dolphins will be sporting white on white for their 1PM EST kickoff against the Colts; which will leave Indianapolis to presumably wear their dark blue uniforms and catch a lot of sun on the visitor’s sideline at Hard Rock Stadium. Hopefully that home field advantage and the memory of Coach Shula lingering in the building can help the Dolphins break their two-game losing streak and push reset on their season with a chance to move to 2-2 on the year.
NFL approved alternate helmets today for teams wearing throwback uniforms starting in 2022, per league sources. This opens the door to the defending world-champion Bucs wearing the old white helmets with the orange swashbuckling Buccaneer as early as 2022.
Good news, everyone! ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the NFL will allow teams to introduce alternate helmets for the 2022 season, with league spokesman Brian McCarthy clarifying that franchises must notify the NFL office of their plans for the new gear “by no later than July 31.” So while this change won’t come into effect this season, we could see a new look for the New Orleans Saints in 2022.
But there’s a catch, unfortunately. Chris Creamer of SportsLogos.Net adds that alternate helmets are only available for era-accurate throwback uniforms, or designs already in use for existing alternates or “Color Rush” variants. That means the popular Saints “Color Rush” uniforms could qualify for a matching white helmet, though there isn’t an official design in circulation just yet. New Orleans has worn those alternates as often as the league allows, and even petitioned for special permission in the playoffs, so they have time to figure out a plan.
It’s a blessing and a curse that the Saints got their look right the first time. They’ve tweaked the striping, fonts, and occasionally color saturation over the decades, but today’s uniforms aren’t that different from what New Orleans rolled out back in the day. That leaves just one possible alternate helmet for the Saints to dust off: their black helmets worn during the 1969 preseason, which made an immediate hit with players and fans but were banned by the NFL following a marketing dispute. Have a look for yourself:
Saints rocking their very rare 1969 "preseason-only" black helmets during a scrimmage with the Chargers, August 1969. pic.twitter.com/GIHkS23pm8
These black helmets would look terrific with the “Black and Gold” throwbacks the Saints have used sparingly, most recently in 2016’s game with the Detroit Lions (and before that, in 2011 against the Houston Texans). Maybe pairing those throwbacks with alternate helmets would encourage the Saints to bring them back out into the light.
Are you feeling this Dolphins’ orange throwback uniform concept?
Death. Taxes. Dolphins fans pining for the full-time return of the throwback style as the team’s primary uniform look. These are your certainties in life. And understandably so. The Dolphins’ modern uniform style is, well, perfectly fine. They’re a clean fit and nothing like some of the other abominations that teams across the NFL are wearing these days. But the recent return of the classic fit as Miami’s alternative uniform has recaptured the hearts of Dolphins fans everywhere as the team’s best look.
That argument is pretty convincing. Miami’s look from the 1970s & 1980s isn’t just a commemorative nod to the glory days of the franchise, the uniforms as is are especially clean and look great both on the television and in person. Miami adding a white uniform to complement the existing aqua version only added more fuel to the fire.
But what would the Dolphins do if they did indeed turned to those uniforms as the full-time look? Miami would suddenly have an unused “alternative” kit; as Miami only has white and aqua uniforms for the throwbacks. One bit of concept art may (or may not) be the ticket: an orange uniform in the same style as the current throwbacks.
The Dolphins have dabbled with orange looks in the past before — with mixed results. The Color Rush uniforms of the 2010s were about as big of a flop as you can draw up, the Dolphins looked like creamsicle popsicles running around on the field.
But the look of the 2000s in orange (think the 2004 Monday Night Football win over the Patriots with AJ Feeley at the helm) was a pretty promising alternative look that gave Miami’s uniforms a fresh look.
So what do you think, Dolphins fans? Most would agree a return to the throwbacks is the best decision that could be made. But would bringing this orange alternative look to life along with them be something you’d like to see, too?
When will Dolphins wear each of their uniform combinations in 2020?
The saying goes that you “must look good to play good” in sports. And while there is no scientific proof that this is actually fact, we’d like to believe that it is — especially given the Dolphins’ success in recent years when sporting the throwback uniforms. The Miami Miracle? Aqua throwbacks. The ‘Mountaineer Shot’ win over the Eagles in 2019? Aqua throwbacks. Miami has one of the most unique color pallets in the league and their ability to blend their modern look with the throwbacks gives the Dolphins a chance to uniquely showcase their wardrobe on any given Sunday.
Dec 29, 2019; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; Miami Dolphins cornerback Eric Rowe (21) returns an interception for a touchdown past New England Patriots running back Sony Michel (26) during the first half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
