Uni Watch’s Friday Flashback – Remembering New England Patriots’ awkward pre-Tom Brady phase

Love this flashback to the 90′s unis the Pats wear. I still have a reversible Drew Bledsoe jersey in this style and it was what I was wearing during Super Bowl 39. If you’ve noticed the Pats haven’t worn the red throwbacks since 2011 due to this:

A recommendation by the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee forbids teams from changing helmets during the season for safety reasons. A team may wear a throwback uniform, but the helmet must be the same one worn throughout the season.

That leaves teams with two options: wear the vintage uniform with a present day helmet or change the logo on the current helmet to the vintage.

It’s a rare instance of the NFL missing out on a chance to make money selling more jerseys. 

So why not bring back these 90s jerseys and then they can just keep the helmets they currently have?