Over the weekend, former NFL vast receiver Antonio Brown’s social media community, CTESPN, leaked two extra jerseys that will likely be worn throughout the 2024 season, together with a Minnesota Vikings alternate and a New York Giants throwback design.
The white Minnesota jersey options purple numbers with a silver stroke and icicles hanging from the digits, which do not include sails, in addition to silver and purple sleeve stripes that match the design of their purple hone and white highway jerseys.
There’s additionally a brand new “Vikings” wordmark on the chest, which may very well be a touch of a change to come back, a la the Philadelphia Eagles updating their wordmark in 2022 however having to wait two years before they could change it on their uniforms.
The jerseys will presumably be worn during Minnesota’s annual “Winter Whiteout” in December, and a number of sources have indicated it will likely be paired with a brand new white alternate helmet that has been within the works for the final two years.
The white helmet will solely be thought of the Vikings’ second helmet, as they’ll merely swap the decals and facemasks on their commonplace purple lids when they wear their “Purple People Eater” throwback uniforms.
With that, they’ll be part of the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints in having three completely different designs earlier than each group within the league is allowed a 3rd helmet coloration.
In the meantime, the Giants’ jersey is an apparent nod to the 1933 group, which was led by Corridor of Fame coach Steve Owen and appeared within the first-ever NFL Championship Sport, the place they fell to the Chicago Bears, 23-21.
It encompasses a pink base and white numbers contained inside a horizontal blue stripe that goes throughout the chest and across the again. There’s additionally a blue collar and blue shoulder yoke that ends on the sleeves.
The jerseys have been initially paired with a blue leather-based helmet with pink stripes, in addition to tan pants and predominantly pink socks with the identical striping sample because the jerseys. That’s the place issues get fascinating.
The Giants at the moment have two helmets at their disposal – their commonplace blue set and their navy blue throwback helmets, that are currently worn with their 1980-99 throwback uniforms and all-white Color Rush set.
They can not introduce a 3rd helmet coloration in 2024, as only teams undergoing a rebrand this offseason are permitted to do so earlier than it goes league-wide in 2025. Groups are additionally solely allowed to have 4 completely different jerseys within the rotation.
That probably means the Giants should drop their present throwback uniforms in an effort to make room for the 1933 design. They’d additionally must scrap the navy blue helmets for at the least one season in the event that they add a brand new shell coloration this yr.
After all, the workaround could be so as to add decals that replicate the leather-based design to the navy blue shells moderately than launched a painted design. That might additionally preserve the Colour Rush uniforms from returning to the standard blue helmets.
A number of sources have indicated the Giants, who will rejoice their a centesimal season this fall, and Vikings are two of at the least 5 groups not present process a redesign this offseason that may introduce a brand new helmet within the coming months.
The others are the Baltimore Ravens, Inexperienced Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars, who are also set to unveil throwback uniforms this season. In line with our sources, the Ravens’ helmet will likely be purple whereas the Packers and Jaguars’ will likely be white.
