The NFL tight grip on areas like the number of alternate helmets and uniforms a team can have is something that has never made sense to me.
In 2015 the league announced Color Rush alternate jersey options, and they proved to be a big hit with fan bases across the league.
Back in April the league announced an expansion to allow for a third alternate helmet, and a lot of teams are taking advantage. policy. The move came two years after the NFL allowed the return of alternate helmet designs, following a decade of allowing just "one shell."
This morning, the Minnesota Vikings were the latest to unveil a new look, they're calling "Winter Warrior" alternates.
All white, and the very clean "Storm Trooper" look that has become a popular look with some college football fan bases (Oregon, Michigan State, and others to name a few).
The Vikings will wear these week 15 of the season in a Monday Night Football tilt with the Bears where you can easily picture a backdrop of snow and a windchill of -5 degrees.
When you see these, you're going to wonder why it took them so long to do this.
