Category: NFL

When I was taking part in that Ping-Pong tournament last week, I ended up yakking a bit with a chick from Buffalo named Aimee. At one point she asked what …

By Phil Hecken, with “The Jeff” Provo Last weekend, I took a look back at color versus color in the NFL, from an historical perspective. That focused mostly on the …

I spent most of the weekend washing and installing storm windows at a friend’s old house in the Hudson Valley but managed to sneak a peek at some football action …

By Phil Hecken (with tremendous assistance from Tim Brulia) During the past week or so, there has been some discussion in the comments section regarding the NFL’s official rules for …

We’re gonna be talking about NFL helmets today, so let’s start with a quick recap of the league’s rules about helmet branding: Players can wear any safety-approved helmet they want, …

Relatively uni-unventful day in the NFL yesterday, but here are a few items of note: • Just like last week, Eli Manning was wearing an old-style (i.e., non-super-stretchy) jersey. But …

By Phil Hecken, with “The Jeff” Provo I don’t agree with a good number of Uni Watch readers, and that’s OK, because they don’t agree with me. One guy with …

As is always the case on the first Sunday in November, the most notable athletic attire yesterday was at the New York City Marathon (lots of additional pics here and …

By Phil Hecken I’m not much of a helmet guy, I’ll be the first to admit. I couldn’t tell you the difference between a Schutt and a Riddell. And frankly, …

We have sooooo many things to cover today, boys and girls, so let’s get right to it: • The Rams wore their royal blue throwbacks yesterday. Like everyone else, I …

Giants equipment manager Joe Skiba is shaping up as the NFL’s seamstress tailor of the year. A few weeks ago he sewed up a gash in Ahmad Bradshaw’s pants, and …

We all know there’s no consistency regarding the striping and side panels on the Bengals’ jerseys. But even by Cincy standards, Morgan Trent was wearing something very odd-looking yesterday. Never …

As most of you know, I recently raffled off an original illustration from Maple Leaf Productions, the company that has been selling uni-historical posters, clocks, fridge magnets, and other products …

I think I speak for everyone here when I say nothing says “breast cancer awareness” like focusing attention directly on your crotch. That’s Shawn Abuhoff of Dartmouth two days ago, …

In a move that I didn’t see coming, Adidas announced yesterday that seven of the company’s football schools are being outfitted with fancy-shmancy new jerseys. You know the drill: lighter, …