Click to enlarge The most uni-notable moment in yesterday’s Super Bowl took place several hours before the game, when Patriots coach Bill Belichick showed up wearing a T-shirt with an …
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Uniform Histories of the Patriots and Seahawks
By Phil Hecken Today’s the big day — Super Bowl XLIX is on. As in prior years, the focus of this post will be the uniform histories of the two …
Breaking an 8-8 Tie: Uni Matchups of the ‘hawks & Pats
By Phil Hecken We’ve hit the big weekend — Super Bowl XLIX weekend. As I traditionally do, I like to feature the uniform histories of the two teams who have …
Uni Watch DIY Project: The Annual Super Bowl Edition
As longtime readers may recall, Steve Speicher has an annual Super Bowl ritual: He DIYs himself a jersey based on one of the teams competing in the big game. In …
Not Even If You Paid Me: Super Bowl Media Day
Update, 1:30pm: Didn’t realize I was gonna have a new ESPN column today (thought it was being held until tomorrow), but I do, about the latest wrinkles in the annual …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge It was neon/higlighter kind of day yesterday, as the NFL and NHL both dressed their best players in garishly bold colors for their respective all-star games. Here’s …
The 2015 Pro Bowl Uniforms Are Finally Revealed
The NFL is taking a very odd approach to the Pro Bowl this year. The uniforms for last season’s Pro Bowl were announced with a lot of fanfare way back …
Super Bowl Uni Trivia
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Super Bowl savant Jay Braiman, who’s checking in with his annual summary of insanely detailed uni-based trivia for the big game. …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
In the latest case of an unnecessary soap opera that made me feel like a few of my brain cells were dying off, Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch had planned …
Sunday Morning Uni Watch
Paul here, pinch-hitting today for Phil. As you can see above, the Ravens were flagged for history’s longest penalty during yesterday’s game against the Pats. The thing is, New England …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Colts wide receiver Hakeem Nicks had two small bands of black tape on his facemask during yesterday’s playoff game against the Bengals. I remembered that he had done the same …
Well We’re Comin’ … To Your City
By Phil Hecken We all know that sports, moreso now than ever, is a business. And an unfortunate part of that business, at least for the fans of the city …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge Since 1945, one uni-related difference between the worlds of pro and college football has been that NCAAers can go bare-legged while NFLers are required to wear full-length …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
As I’m sure most of you know by now, two New York City police officers were murdered on Saturday. Within hours, a Congressman from Long Island was suggesting that pro …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Click to enlarge Should anyone doubt the power of Uni Watch, consider this: On Wednesday I had an ESPN column on mono-color uniforms in the NFL. Four days later, the …