Written by Jeanna Thomas at SBNation.com
The NFL and Nike have rolled out this year’s Color Rush uniforms for all 32 teams. Last year, only eight teams wore Color Rush uniforms on Thursday Night Football, and sometimes the results were disastrous, particularly for those who suffer from any degree of color blindness. It seems like the NFL and Nike put a bit more thought into the effects on our eyes this year.
While each team has a Color Rush uniform designed by Nike, six teams won’t be wearing them this season. There were a few color scheme conflicts, and in those cases, the away team will just wear the normal away uniform while the home team dons the Color Rush uniform. Those teams include the Texans, Falcons, Browns and Jets.
The uniforms will also not be worn for the Thanksgiving games. Four of the teams playing on Thanksgiving have other Thursday games, but the Colts and Washington will be excluded.
Color rush uniforms have expanded to all teams in 2016. (Via @UniWatch) pic.twitter.com/Sit23YLckP
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) September 13, 2016
On Thursday, there’s a rematch of the Jets and Bills Thursday Night Football matchup that seared everybody’s retinas last year with red and green Color Rush uniforms. If you have red and green color blindness, you probably had no idea which team was which. This year should be easier to watch.
It’s red vs. white this time around. #ColorRush #NYJvsBUF
And it’ll be live on Twitter: https://t.co/EIPPlQ0BZC pic.twitter.com/mwXnDa14NT
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) September 13, 2016
The Texans and Patriots have nearly identical Color Rush uniforms. Since the Patriots are the home team, they’ll wear the navy Color Rush, and the Texans released a statement saying they will wear white as the away team.
UPDATE: Photo of Texans’ white Color Rush uniform, to be worn 9/22 vs. Pats, now available. pic.twitter.com/iLJnq6GIhb
— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) September 13, 2016
The Texans hope to wear their Color Rush uniforms in 2017, and we hope they do, too, because they’re pretty nice.
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