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On Tuesday, Nike revealed the new uniforms for each of the 32 NFL teams. Prior to the unveiling, some fans feared that Nike would go crazy and drastically change the uniforms of every team, even in spite of each teams' respective histories.
This however, did not come to fruition (as those who actually understood how athletic business works knew) for a majority of teams. In fact, five teams, the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, and Carolina Panthers opted to wear their current uniforms, rather than wear a Nike uniform.
31 of the 32 NFL teams did not change their uniform designs; the only team that did change were the Seattle Seahawks, and that change was huge.
Helmets- The Seahawks stuck with a navy blue helmet, with the helmet logo in Navy Blue and Silver. The helmet stripe features a sublimated northwestern "wing"pattern.
Uniforms- The home uniforms are Navy blue, with sliver shoulder stripes, and lime green "wings" on the sleeves. The left shoulder stripe features the Seahawks wordmark. The numbers are silver with lime green outlines. Finally, the collar features a lime green stripe with a northwestern wing design.
The road uniforms are white, with navy shoulder stripes and navy "wings" on the sleeves. The wordmark is in white on the shoulder stripe. The numbers are navy with lime green accents. The collar is navy with the white wing pattern.
There is also a silver alternate that matches the white uniform.
Pants- The Seahawks have three sets of pants, a navy blue pair with a lime green stripe, a white pair with a navy stripe, and a silver pair with a navy stripe. Each stripe features twelve "wings" that are meant to represent the "twelfth man" (the nickname for the fans of the Seahawks).
All in all, the uniforms aren't that bad. They could be much better, especially if the shoulder stripes were just reduced to being on the sleeves. Of course, the uniforms could be much worse, and this was a pretty good design by Nike.
