Much has been made this week about a couple of NFL teams bringing back some of their best uniforms. The Seattle Seahawks are bringing back what we call “The Mirer’s” in these parts while the Minnesota Vikings are bringing out their own “classic” look.
That news got me thinking about my favorite Notre Dame football throwback uniforms of all-time. Listen, the Irish don’t change things up with their uniforms often, and when they do it’s rather minimal. However, their throwbacks worn against USC in 2007 to recognize the 1977 green jersey game were classic.
Take a look back below of how great the Irish looked that day and try to forget the fact that the worst Notre Dame team most of us have ever seen lost 38-0 to their biggest rival that afternoon.
The Cleveland Browns debuted new/old uniforms on Tuesday. A day later, the Seattle Seahawks showed off their throwbacks that will be worn when the team plays the AFC North foe in Week 8.
It’s the 90s. It’s now. It’s commemorative. It’s current. The Throwback uniforms are finally here.
Seahawks fans, the wait is finally over! After announcing last year the beloved royal blue throwbacks would finally be making a comeback in 2023, Seattle has been slowly rolling out information regarding the threads. Fans hadn’t even seen a glimpse of them… until now, that is!
On Wednesday morning, bright and early, the Seahawks unveiled their iconic throwback uniforms in a creative 90’s-themed video with first round pick Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
It’s the 90s. It’s now. It’s commemorative. It’s current. The Throwback uniforms are finally here.
Although Seattle is marketing these as a throwback to the 1990’s – as 90’s nostalgia is high these days – the Seahawks wore these uniforms in every decade until 2001. They will officially make their 2023 debut in Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns.
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Finally, after all these years the long awaited Seattle Seahawks throwback uniforms will make their return! It was not long after the NFL finally amended their one-helmet policy that the Seahawks got the proverbial ball rolling on bringing back their iconic royal blue and silver look.
Although Seattle announced during their November game against the Raiders the throwbacks would be coming in 2023, we have yet to see a glimpse of them. However, this might not be for much longer.
On Twitter earlier this week, Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs seemed to tease a first look will be coming soon.
With the NFL finally changing the one-helmet policy, just about every team has adopted an alternate helmet. Many have simply chosen to have a different color – mostly black – but those with beloved original throwbacks have decided to turn back the clock.
Fortunately, the Seattle Seahawks are in the latter category. Gamedays in Seattle already feature plenty of royal throwbacks of Steve Largent, Cortez Kennedy and even Walter Jones. Now, a whole new generation will get to see their heroes in action.
The Seattle Seahawks are finally giving the 12th Man what they have been pining for, for years. In 2023, the Seahawks will finally wear their iconic throwback uniforms. Seattle officially announced the return of the beloved royal blue and silver threads during their November showdown with the Las Vegas Raiders. The Seahawks could even wear them twice this coming season.
The excitement of wearing throwbacks for the first time in what feels like a football lifetime has 12’s everywhere abuzz with excitement. One such fan, Sami Jarjour, founder of Sports On Tap Seattle, shared some interesting concept art of some modified Seahawks throwback uniforms.
Initially, Jarjour asked if fans would prefer a home or away style throwback uniform.
We all know the Seahawks are brining back the throwbacks this year. Which would you rather see if they only do one?
Considering Seattle is the only team in the NFL to have never worn white jerseys at home, it seems more likely the Seahawks will be rocking the royal blues in 2023. However, Jarjour took it a step further and asked fans online if they would like a modified “throwback” in green instead of blue.
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.
