New Nike uniforms unveiled
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
New Nike uniforms unveiled
Daily News staff
Amid gret fanfare today in Brooklyn, the NFL and Nike unveiled new uniforms for all 32 teams, except most of the new uniforms look remarkably similar to the old ones.
The Eagles will be wearing the same uniform, with the exception of the Nike insignia on the sleeve, replacing the Reebok logo. A team source said the new uniform reflects no change in the overall appearance.
The jerseys will go on presale April 15 and on sale April 26 and 27.
A new line of shirts, hats and other products was unveiled April 1 and have been on sale on the Eagles web site and elsewhere since April 1. What was once known as midnight green is now Nike green.
Each team had one player to model the uniforms during the ceremony. Michael Vick, a Nike rep, was there for the Eagles.
"The new NFL uniforms thru Nike are going to be crazy ... Innovation at its finest!," he tweeted Monday night.
The biggest change is the Seattle Seahawks, who are going to be the Oregon or Baylor of the NFL. The team has the No. 12 on its jerseys, representing the 12th man, and a new color scheme that includes a feather image, for the Seahawks.
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Some other notes:
* Expect the NFL preseason scheduled to be released tomorrow.
* Good news from Colt Anderson, whose season ended in surgery for a torn ACL. He tweeted: Ran for the first time on grass today with @proact and @BrentCelek. Felt good to be back on the fb field.
The twitter handle of @proatc is Eagles head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder.
Bring back Kelly Green!!!!!!
— lostInPhilly- They probably found some country to make these for a nickel and paid their workers 2 cents a day.— Geno D
- Any truth to the rumor Nike is coming out with an Eagles pocket protector in honor of the front office? Gold colored of course...— hunglikeaton
- The only thing good about the dull Kelly Green the Eagles used to have is they won a World Championship in those colors. That was 51 years ago and changing back to those ugly uniforms will not bring another championship. The uniform today with the dark green is far better.— OverFiftyYears
- Someone already mentioned it, but it looks like Welker spent too much time in the sun.— vipers53
- Well taste in color is subjective, not sure you need insults of fans' taste or age to indicate a preference. But then again some folks can't talk without using the word "suck" or "blows" or insulting other fans. That's more indicative of the type of fans that give the city a bad name, so I guess keep the unis teal to represent the "new age" crude fan.— retzlaff
I didn't think it was possible to make the Seattle uniforms sartorially duller, but they did. They must use a "washed-out color" wheel to select the home/road uniforms. You could watch their games in black-and-white and not know it.— wfs0868- The curse of Midnight Green becomes the curse of Nike Green. They won't ever win wearing those colors, not until they go back to the true Kelly Green and Silver!— F5
- Why no Oregon Duck design?— Romus
- Joe "Nickels" Banner heard the dark green is cheaper because nobody else wants that ugly color...which is why it stays. Gold Standard, Dream Team....times yours.— kelprod2
I have despised these jerseys and logo with a passion since they started using them. It just didn't get any more classic or cleaner than the kind Cunningham, White, & company wore. I'll even settle for the 1960 plain janes over the midnight green they've sported for about 15 years now.— kjuggs77- Keep midnight green. Kelly green are for Jets.— rcfoot
- So exactly what is being "unveiled". Its the same jersey with a nike swoosh. Well at least I don't have to go out and buy new ones the reebok jerseys will do just fine for this year.— kenny.328.usa
- MoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoney!!!— jimqk
- Put some different plays in those uniforms. And does fat boy get something new to replace that hideous black outfit he wears for EVERY game.— 4in5out7gone
