Pat Patriot helmet back in 2022?

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The NFL will bring back alternate-color helmets next year.

In a memo sent to teams this afternoon, the league announced a new policy that will give teams the opportunity to use two different helmets starting in the 2022 season, a popular move with fans who like alternate and throwback uniforms.

Teams can pair the second helmet with alternate, throwback or Color Rush uniforms, so long as they follow all league policies on ensuring that all alternate helmets are properly fitted, and that all players are provided with sufficient opportunity to wear the alternate helmets in practice prior to wearing them in a game.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/06/24/nfl-will-allow-teams-to-use-alternate-color-helmets-again-starting-in-2022/
 
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I am still curious why 1 helmet couldn't get a wrap (as car folks do) with the alternate design? It has to hold up for what, 5 hours?
 
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RedOctober3829 said:
It was a safety issue according to the nfl. But most FBS and FCS teams all have more than one helmet and do it safely. That’s why it never made any sense.
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The NFL can't afford 3 or 4 game-ready helmets per player apparently.
 
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Harry Hooper said:
The NFL can't afford 3 or 4 game-ready helmets per player apparently.
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And the thing that is really stupid about it is that alternate helmets sell really well as collectibles. Honestly, as someone who used to be in the helmet business, I can't figure this out at all.
It is in no way a safety thing.
 
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Captaincoop said:
Or why teams can't choose to maintain multiple helmets for their players if they want to spend that money?

This rule never made any sense.
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I got the impression at the time that the unspoken reason was they had a hard enough time getting some players (Tom Brady) to ditch older, less safe helmets that they didn't want players sneaking in unapproved helmets in as alternatives.
 
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dcdrew10 said:
I got the impression at the time that the unspoken reason was they had a hard enough time getting some players (Tom Brady) to ditch older, less safe helmets that they didn't want players sneaking in unapproved helmets in as alternatives.
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But just like with any other conceivable justification I've heard regarding this rule - why is it more likely he could sneak an alternate white helmet by than his regular silver one? Since the game is televised from 100 different angles, it seems pretty easy to catch someone doing that, even if the team wears a different helmet every week.
 
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Florio says it's not happening for 2022:

According to the memo disseminated on Thursday by the NFL, all teams must decide and declare by July 31 whether they’ll be using a second helmet in 2022. Complicating matters for the various teams is that “the notice date for 2022 uniform changes has passed and no new uniforms can be developed for the 2022 season, other than those previously approved by the League Office for the 2022 season.”

This means that, for example, the Patriots won’t be able to adopt for 2022 an alternate uniform based on their Pat Patriot throwbacks, making the return of a white helmet impractical before 2023. Ditto for the Tampa Bay creamsicle uniforms, the light blue Oilers helmet as an alternative to the Titans’ uniform, and any other alternate helmets that make no sense without an alternate set of jerseys and pants.
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