Click to enlarge 1978 was the year that the Jets changed from their Namath-era uniforms to the New York Sack Exchange design. But during the ’78 preseason, they wore a …
Category: NFL
Uni Watch Bookshelf: The Great NFL Fun Books
For all photos, click to enlarge Our “Collector’s Corner” columnist, Brinke Guthrie, recently made me aware of something called The Great NFL Fun Book, a Scholastic title that was published …
Uni-Related Notes From Last Night’s NFL Draft
Click to enlarge This has been a surprisingly uni-uneventful week for the NFL. Usually we see lots of unveilings and news in the days leading up to the draft, but …
49ers Tweak Uniforms Ahead of NFL Draft
Click to enlarge With the NFL draft set to commence this Thursday night, the 49ers yesterday announced a few tweaks to their uniforms. First, as you can see above, they’ve …
What if the NFL and USFL Merged in 1987? (Part III)
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday Morning everyone! I’m back today with the inimitable Chris Diamond, who last month brought us a couple terrific think pieces about what might …
Bizarro Uni Concepts: Flip-Flopping Same Name Teams
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings and salutations, Uni Watchers, I hope everyone had a good Saturday. BTW, my team is still on pace to win 162 games this season…so …
When The Arizona Cardinals Redesign…
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday morning everyone. Hope you all had a good Saturday. You may not agree with me, but you’d be wrong: the Arizona Cardinals have …
What if the NFL and USFL Merged in 1987? (Part II)
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken A good Saturday morning to you all. I hope everyone has had a good week! Last Saturday, I ran Part I great think-piece by Chris …
What if the NFL and USFL Merged in 1987? (Part I)
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good morning and a good Saturday, Uni Watchers. Hope everyone had a good week. Baseball is back baby! Got the first part another fun “What …
Uni Watch Design Project: The NFL Parade of Nations
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Marc Mayntz, who’s put together a fun little design project. Enjoy. — PL] By Marc Mayntz Fan bases of a particular …
Bucco Bruce to Make Long-Awaited Return … Eventually
When the NFL announced last June that the one-shell rule was being scrapped after 2021 and that teams would once again be able to have multiple helmet shell colors beginning …
Thursday Night Throwbacks, NFC Edition
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Saturday Morning, Uni Watch readers. I hope everyone has had a good week and you’re all staying safe and well. A few weeks ago, …
Did a Pair of Orange Gloves Cost the Bengals the Super Bowl?
Aside from all the patch shenanigans, I thought there were no major uni-related storylines during the Super Bowl. But as an anonymous reader pointed out to me yesterday, a uni-related …
Super Bowl Recap: Whitworth Sets Patch Record, and More
Click to enlarge Good morning! As we speculated back on Friday, Rams offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth, winner of this season’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award on Thursday …
Supe’s On! Cincinnati Bengals Uniform History
By Phil Hecken, with Timmy Brulia Follow @PhilHecken Good Super Sunday Morning, Uni Watchers — the Big Day is here. I’m once again rejoined by the Gridiron Uniform Database head …