Click to enlarge Lions running back Reggie Bush, Browns safety Johnson Bademosi, and Chargers linebacker Melvin Ingram became the latest pro athletes to engage in some pregame social commentary when …
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Monday Morning Uni Watch
Interesting development yesterday in Indianapolis, where Colts safety LaRon Landry (shown at right) put lots of little tape stripes on his facemask. As soon as I saw that, I thought, …
A Shout-Out to KC from the Power T
Phil and his crew have the weekend off, so there’s no SMUW or Five Plus One today — sorry. But there’s still plenty to talk about, beginning with Chiefs safety …
That Logo Looks Good Enough to Eat!
Nathan Shields is an illustrator. Some of his work is done the conventional way, but he’s making a name for himself by producing an impressive body of work in a …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
As you know, the Bears normally wear a George Halas perma-memorial on the left sleeve. But their Monsters of the Midway throwback jerseys don’t include the “GSH” inscription, so they …
Uni Watch Exclusive! Leaked Catalog Hints at New Alternate Jerseys for NFL Teams
For all of today’s images, you can click to enlarge Heard yesterday from a trusted industry source, who shared the new Nike/NFL 2015 youth catalog with me (the cover of …
A Visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Tom Speed, who made some great uni-related observations during a recent visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He emailed …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Fun game yesterday at Lambeau, as the Packers wore their Acme Packers throwbacks against the Eagles. I know some of you folks don’t like this design, and some other folks …
Classic Scoreboards – Meet The Artist
By Phil Hecken If you’ve been reading Uni Watch for the past couple months, you’ve (hopefully) noticed a new Saturday feature this year: “Classic Scoreboards,” which are the brainchild of …
If You’re a Social Media Director Who’s Looking for Work, I Have a Feeling There’s a Job Opening in Foxboro Today
As I write this, the Uni Watch Twitter account has 78,434 followers. I’m fairly certain no uni-centric website has ever made it to 78,435 followers, so I was thinking I’d …
Trying to Avoid Saying, ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’ (even though I just said it)
It had to happen eventually: The Eagles’ green jerseys, which weren’t ready in time for the start of the regular season, finally made their 2014 debut last night. I’m surprised …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Very interesting developments at yesterday’s Jags/Cowboys game in London, as both teams adopted the British custom of wearing poppies for Remembrance Sunday — not just on their helmets, but also …
What if the NFL Allowed Color vs. Color?
In case you missed it yesterday afternoon, my latest ESPN column is about color-on-color matchups across many sports. It also includes a poll that allows you to vote on how …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
The NFL eased into G.I. Joevemeber yesterday, as the league’s “Salute to Service” initiative was unrolled at the Cardinals/Cowboys game in Dallas. As you can see at right, the Cowboys …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Heya — I’m back. Got home from Wisconsin on Saturday. It was a great, great trip (which I’ll have more to say about in a day or two), but it’s …