Confirming a report from last month, the New York Jets introduced late Sunday night time they’re making their “Legacy” throwback uniforms their everlasting highway look and can unveil corresponding inexperienced house and black alternate variations in April.
The highway uniforms, which the Jets originally wore from 1978-89, embody white jerseys with two inexperienced stripes on the sleeves, a inexperienced collar and inexperienced numbers, in addition to white pants with a single inexperienced stripe down the perimeters and stable inexperienced socks.
They have been paired with New York’s commonplace Gotham inexperienced helmets by swapping the black facemask and present brand for a white facemask and a retro “JETS” wordmark, which is italicized and incorporates a jet extending from the “J.”
The design – which pays homage to the “New York Sack Exchange,” one of the disruptive defensive strains in NFL historical past – returned for two games this season, together with a win over the Buffalo Payments on Sept. 11 and a loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Oct. 1.
It’s been five years since New York unveiled its current uniform set, which incorporates a wing-like design on the shoulders and an all-black alternate that included a Stealth Black helmet the final two seasons, which means they’re lastly eligible for a redesign this offseason.
It’s unclear presently if the Jets will substitute their major brand with the throwback mark, which was used by the franchise from 1978-97, although it might make sense for that change to additionally happen.
With that, the New York Jets now grow to be the fourth group to formally announce they’ll unveil new uniforms forward of the 2024 season, becoming a member of the Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions and Houston Texans.
