Word has come that an NFL team has retired some custom jerseys worn in a game.  This is good news given the number of putrid looking uniforms we’ve been forced to view this season.  However, this one may have caused barely a blip for most.  Outside of this team’s fans many have forgotten they were ever worn or may not have even seen them.  I’m talking about the neon green Seattle Seahawks jersey.  Yeah, the ones that look like somebody peed right after drinking a Rockstar.Granted, they were pretty hideous.  I thought they looked more like crossing guards in a school zone.  The only thing missing were the handheld stop signs.  And it appears the Seahawks played like it.  In the only game they were worn, Chicago hung a 25-19 loss on them…..in Seattle.  The same Bears who have a quarterback that would have an astronomical QB rating if they counted all completions to somebody in a different uniform.  With the Seahawks being 5-7, something’s gotta give.  I mean, instead of looking at personnel it has to be those blasted uniforms.  Remember the issue when Deion Branch tried wearing the same colored gloves?  He had to prove the color was part of Seattle’s normal color scheme.  Maybe they came up with these jerseys to justify those gloves.  It seems to me though there are more pressing matters not only in Seattle but across the NFL.  However, let’s take a look at some other jerseys that should never see the light of day again.The AFC is celebrating the 40^th anniversary of the old AFL.  Who can forget those ugly blue and gold uniforms worn by the Jets?  This scheme pays homage to the old NY Titans, who have no direct connection to the now Tennessee Titans.  Oh, these Titans of New York certainly had a colorful beginning.  They had players such as Don Maynard, Larry Grantham and Bill Mathis play for them.  However, ownership was rather suspect.  In 1960 and 1961 the team had a win-loss record combined of 12-16.  Toward the latter parts of 1961 players’ checks began to bounce.  Can you imagine that happening today?  The locker room at the old Polo Grounds was infested with rats.  Lamar Hunt came to the rescue one week sitting down with each player, asking how much they made and wrote them all checks.  The old Titans are gone and those jerseys should be as well.How about the disgusting powder blue and yellow jerseys worn by the Philadelphia Eagles?  Again, there’s some history here.  The colors were once worn by the defunct Frankford Yellowjackets until the 1940’s.  My question is what the hell does powder blue have to do with yellow jackets?  I guess the rationale is that the city flag of Philadelphia is…you guessed it….powder blue and yellow.  There’s a little more justification for the Eagles to wear them again, namely a 56-21 pasting of the Detroit Lions but they could be wearing leather helmets and bikinis and still put up that kind of score on Detroit.There are several others worth mentioning such as the ugly yellow helmet the Steelers have worn and those funky, Ringling Brothers orange stripped shirts worn by officials.  However, none can compare to easily the ugliest, most gut wrenching, vomit inducing uniforms of them all.  I’m talking about those God-awful yellow and brown striped monstrosities worn by the Denver Bronco.  The first time I saw them my brain wasn’t processing the information correctly.  My eyes swore they saw vertical stripes on their socks, but my mind was saying no way would anybody intentionally do such a thing.  Reality did manage to creep back in and it became very apparent those stripes did exist.  These were used the first few years of their existence.  Kind of makes those blue and orange uniforms look downright fashionable.  Thankfully receiving Jabar Gaffney put his own personal “twist” on the uniform by spiraling his socks.  No word on whether or not this violated the NFL Fashion Police policies.Granted, some throwback uniforms brought back some wonderful memories.  The oil derrick on Titans’ helmets.  The Patriot in the center position ready to snap the ball.  Most of these cause even those most steel stomached individual to regurgitate at least some of last night’s dinner.  Let’s hope the days of nostalgia are done and we can get back to what matters.  The game of football.

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