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To help celebrate 100 years of football, the New York Giants will don an alternate look from the franchise’s early seasons.
The Giants unveiled their alternate uniforms for the 2024 season on Thursday, and they are meant to solely celebrate the 100 years of the franchise’s existence.
The team is calling its alternate uniform “Century Red,” using a modernized version of its 1933 jersey, 1925 pants and 1938 helmet. The base color of the jersey is red. However, the chest is blue. A pair of white stripes separate the blue chest and the outside red as the number and nameplates are also white. There’s also a pair of wider blue stripes on the shoulder tops of the jerseys.
The helmet is a mixture of red and blue, with red stripes along it that look similar to the Michigan Wolverines’ helmets. The pants are tan while the socks mirror the jerseys.
Each detail of the uniform celebrates milestones from the franchise’s early history. The Giants were founded in 1925. They made their first NFL Championship Game appearance in 1933. They won their third NFL Championship in 1938.
In addition, each uniform the Giants wear in 2024 will include a commemorative patch celebrating the franchise’s 100th season. The patch is shaped like the Polo Grounds, which was the Giants’ first home stadium, while the zeros in “100” are shaped similarly to Giants Stadium. It also has eight laces to celebrate the franchise’s eight titles.
The Giants will wear the “Century Red” uniforms for no more than two games in the 2024 season.
The Texans became the fifth team this offseason to introduce a uniform change on Tuesday, April 23, unveiling a complete redesign of all four of their uniforms (home, away, alternate, color rush) for the first time since the franchise’s inception in 2000. The look also includes a pair of new helmets.
The Texans’ new home uniforms carry a similar resemblance to the ones they wore for the previous 22 seasons, making some tweaks to the Deep Steel Blue jerseys. The…
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Publish date : 2024-05-16 14:56:52
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