Every sport has its fair share of great-looking uniforms, and football is certainly no exception. Several NFL teams have classic jerseys and helmets that have been around for ages. Older football fans in Baltimore still remember the Coltsā classic blue-and-white uniforms from when they played at Memorial Stadium.
However, not every uniform is a classic. We got a reminder of that earlier this year when the New York Giants revealed their āCentury Redā jerseys. In honor of the teamās upcoming 100th NFL season, the team unveiled a red jersey with a wide blue stripe in the middle. Itās supposed to be a throwback to the teamās 1933 season, but it looks like a cheap ripoff of the Montreal Canadiens hockey sweater.
Not all gauche uniform choices are the result of throwbacks, and Ravens fans know where Iām going with this. In 2015, the team debuted gold pants in honor of the teamās 20th anniversary of its exile from Cleveland. The French mustard pants really clashed with the teamās purple-and-black look.
That look may not have been a winner, but Fanatics Maryland Sportsbook believes the team will be one this season. The book lists the Ravensā total wins for 2024 at 11.5. The under wager has slightly lower odds (-135) than the over (+135).
Earlier in June, @_MLFootball posted a poll on the platform X (formerly Twitter) asking NFL fans to submit the worst jerseys in NFL history. At BetMaryland.com, we were curious to see which teams topped to the responses. The home of Maryland sportsbooks created a ranking system based on total likes each submission received. When there was a tie, we ranked the team/uniform higher based on the number of times it was submitted.
Worst NFL Jerseys In History
Rank | Team (Season) | Likes |
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers - Bumblebee Uniforms (2012-2016) | 1,900* |
2 | New York Giants ā Century Red (2024) | 1,900 |
3 | Philadelphia Eagles ā 75th Anniversary Uniforms (2007) | 872 |
4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers ā 2014-15 Season Uniforms | 607 |
5 | Green Bay Packers ā Throwback Uniform (2021) | 411 |
6 | Miami Dolphins ā Color Rush (2016) | 232 |
7 | Baltimore Ravens ā Gold Pants (2015) | 200 |
8 | Washington Commanders ā Black Alternate (2023) | 135 |
9 | Seattle Seahawks ā 2009 Uniforms | 132 |
10 | New York Giants ā Red Alternate (2004-2007) | 57 |
*The Steelers Bumblebee Uniforms and New York Giants Century Red Uniforms had the same number of likes, but the Steelers were mentioned more, breaking the tie.
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Fans Really Hate These Jerseys
As the results show, the Giants are not alone in honoring throwbacks that really should be throwaways.
The Pittsburgh Steelers still catch grief for the āBumblebeeā uniform that resembled what The Three Stooges wore in some of their football skits. The Philadelphia Eagles abandoned their classic green look in Week 3 of the 2007 season to wear baby blue and yellow jerseys reminiscent of the teamās fit back in 1933. That did not go over well.
The Ravensā gold pants made this list as well, but they did not get nearly as many (dis?) likes as the Steelers, Giants or Eaglesā contributions. Perhaps itās because few people remember a 5-11 team wearing them.
But this yearās Ravens are expected to be much better than that. Track the Baltimore Ravens playoff chances all season with us at BetMaryland.com.
Baltimoreās Golden History
Gold has always been a trim color in the Ravensā palette, but the gold pants werenāt the only time when the team experimented with using the color more. In 2016, the teamās purple jersey included gold numbers instead of the traditional white.
And Baltimore is adding more gold this season, with the NFL now allowing teams to wear multiple helmets. Ravens Senior Vice President of Marketing Brad Downs has unveiled on the teamās YouTube channel an alternate helmet that includes a gold facemask and gold helmet stripes that the team will wear with its color rush jerseys this season.
We probably wonāt see the helmet in postseason play if the Ravens make it that far, and oddsmakers at Maryland sports betting apps believe Baltimore will be one of the better teams in the NFL this season.
At Caesars Maryland Sportsbook, the Ravens are the bookās third choice on the Super Bowl futures board. Only the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, both at +575, have shorter odds than the Ravensā +900 as of June 21.
USA Today photo by Tommy Gilligan
