Click photos to enlarge Way back in the day, the NFL used to put out all sorts of cool promotional publications, many of them with beautiful illustrations. I was lucky …
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Where’s That Majority Whip When You Need Him? Highly Anticipated Vote on Key Proposals Fizzles
It’s been the most compelling storyline of the past week: A landmark legislative proposal emerges out of Washington with the potential to reshape American life, both sides brace for a …
Browns Could Have New Unis, White Helmets, by 2020
Well, that didn’t take long. It’s been less than two years since I attended the much-ballyhooed unveiling of the Browns’ new uniform set in Cleveland, and now it turns out …
Proposed NFL Rule Changes Would Allow Color Rush Opt-Out, Eliminate One-Shell Rule
NFL owners will be meeting next week to vote on a slew of proposed rule changes, bylaw adjustments, and more, ranging from the momentous (the Raiders’ possible move to Las …
Rams Grab White by the Horns
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation and will return to the site on March 9. Today’s content is by assistant editor Mike Chamernik.] By Mike Chamernik As expected, the Los …
Rams Announce Fan Vote for New Pants; More News to Follow This Week, New Unis in 2019
Click to enlarge The evolution of the Rams’ identity continues. Last night the team announced several changes, beginning with the news that there will be a new pant design for …
Uni Watch Bookshelf: ‘The Official Treasures of the NFL’
I don’t think of myself as being particularly scavenger-y, but I do seem to have pretty good luck finding things that other people leave out on the street. A paella …
Older Glory: Pats Coordinator Uses Outdated Flag Design
At right are two American flags. The top one is a 48-star flag, which was used from 1912 through 1959; beneath it is the more familiar 50-star flag, which was …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Super Bowl Edition
Click to enlarge Weird scene in the third quarter of last night’s Super Bowl, as Falcons defensive end Dwight Freeney and Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett somehow got their facemasks …
Supe’s On: The Uni Histories of the Falcons and the Patriots
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken The Big Day has finally arrived. Super Bowl Sunday. Apologies (sorrynotsorry) in advance, but this is usually the largest Uni Watch post of the …
This Is The End (Zone)
By Phil Hecken, with Mike Goodman The Big Weekend is here. As has been the tradition dating back to as long as I’ve been the Weekend (Deputy) Editor, I’ll be …
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Chinstraps!
The second Super Bowl I ever watched was SB VII in 1973 — Miami vs. Washington. I was only eight years old at the time, so maybe I can be …
Are the Lions Getting Ready to Ditch the Black?
Since 2003, the Detroit Lions’ official team logo has had a black outline, but that appears to be changing. As readers Yasser Khan and PJ Kuzdal noticed last night, the …
Some Good Stuff from an Old Magazine
For all photos, click to enlarge When I was growing up in the 1970s, our house was full of old copies of magazines like Pro Sports, which had been left …
Notes from All-Star Sunday
Embed from Getty Images Rare sight in yesterday’s NHL All-Star tourney, as Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, playing for the Atlantic Division, wore the captain’s “C” — something that’s normally not …