The Philadelphia Eagles will appropriately wear their all-black alternate uniforms during their Black Friday matchup with the Chicago Bears, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime.
The Eagles first wore black alternate jerseys in 2003, pairing them with their standard midnight green helmets and white or midnight green pants until black pants were added to the rotation in 2014.
That then became their go-to look under the NFL’s Color Rush promotion – which went league-wide in 2016 – but could obviously only be worn with the midnight green lid due to the NFL’s one-helmet rule.
Philadelphia then introduced black alternate helmets when the league relaxed that rule in 2022, though the franchise briefly scrapped them the following season to make way for its Kelly green throwback lids as the league only permitted two shells.
That changed again last season, when the league allowed teams that introduced new uniforms or made tweaks to their existing designs to add a third shell to their rotation, with the Eagles taking advantage by revealing a new wordmark.
The Eagles wore their black helmets twice in 2024, including with their white road jerseys and black pants in a season-opening win over the Green Bay Packers in Brazil and all-black in a win over the New York Giants in January.
That combined with two appearances for the Kelly green throwback uniforms actually put them over the old limit of three alternate or throwback uniforms per season, but the Eagles received a waiver from the league for the Brazil combination.
A similar situation is set to occur this season, as well, as Philadelphia has already worn the Kelly green throwback uniforms twice, including a win over the Giants on Oct. 26 and loss at the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 23.
The Eagles also wore the Brazil combination in a win at the Packers on Nov. 10 and are scheduled to wear the Kelly green throwback uniforms again in the regular season-finale against the Washington Commanders.
There are rumors on social media that suggest mixing-and-matching alternate helmets with primary pieces doesn’t count toward the league’s current mandate that alternate and/or throwback uniforms can only be worn as many as four times each season.
Assuming the Week 18 plans remain intact, we’ll remain of the belief that the Eagles received another exception from the NFL to exceed that number until we receive confirmation from the league or our sources or another team goes beyond the limit.
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