By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday morning, Uni Watchers. Hope you all had a good Saturday. After Friday’s plethora of uni news, as you’re all likely aware, very early …
Category: NFL
Colts Go Retro with 1956 Throwback Uniform
In a surprise move yesterday (or at least it was a surprise to me), the Colts unveiled a new 1956 throwback uniform, which will be worn for the team’s home …
Gashouse’s Sports Catalog Collection, Vol. 1: NFL 1970
For all photos, click to enlarge Kevin “Gashouse” Cearfoss has become something of a Uni Watch All-Star over the past year or so, first for his custom-cut 3D wooden logos, …
Brandus Foust Creates MLB x NFL Crossover Concepts (Part II)
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings and Good Sunday morning, Uni Watch readers. Back at the beginning of June, I ran the first set of concepts from reader Brandus “Bearly …
Apparent Leak Shows New Rams White Jersey
Click to enlarge Three weeks ago, Rams COO Kevin Demoff said the team would unveil its new alternate jersey sometime in July. Two weeks after that, Rams offensive lineman Andrew …
Brandus Foust Creates MLB x NFL Crossover Concepts (Part I)
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings UW readers — I hope everyone had a good week and is doing well this fine first Saturday in June. Back in April, longtime …
Did Bill Cowher Cause a Change in NFL Officials’ Unis?
Back in 1995, there was a now-famous incident involving Steelers coach Bill Cowher. The Steelers were facing the Vikings, and Vikes kicker Fuad Reveiz missed a field goal attempt during …
Uni Notes from the First Round of the 2021 NFL Draft
From a uniform perspective, the most notable thing about last night’s NFL draft proceedings is what didn’t happen. I thought for sure that the Browns’ throwback jersey (which we know …
Some Quick Thoughts on NFL Draft Caps
The 2021 NFL draft begins tonight. Personally, I’m not into the draft as a live event — I’m happy reading the post-draft analysis of which teams did well, which did …
The Basics of Football Facemask Design and Terminology
With the NFL draft coming up tomorrow night, I’ve been trying to feature football-related content this week. On Monday we had a deep analysis of the 49ers’ 75th-anniversary patch, and …
How the Financial Sector Got the WFT to Change Its Name
When the Washington Football Team decided last summer to retire its longstanding team name, there was a lot of talk about how shareholders and investment firms had pressured the team …
49ers Release 75th-Anniversary Patch
NFL teams usually make uni-related announcements during the run-up to the draft. We saw the start of that with last week’s Bengals uniform unveiling, and we have a bit more …
Untold Uni Story: The Day the Colts Had Two Greg Landrys
Hmmm, what’s going on here? Did the Colts find a way to clone backup quarterback Greg Landry during a 1980 game against the Jets at Shea Stadium? Nope, but it’s …
Assessing the Bengals’ New Uniforms
For all photos, click to enlarge The Bengals unveiled their new uniforms yesterday morning. The team has a pretty decent page devoted to the new set here. Let’s start with …
The Aesthetics of a 17-Game NFL Season
As you’re probably aware by now, the NFL recently decided to expand its 16-game regular season — the standard for a non-strike season since 1978 — by adding a 17th …