Cleveland browns helmets

Teams may use an alternate helmet with any of their uniforms - alternate, classic or color rush, and must follow these guidelines, according to NFL. Teams also have to let the league know if they are going to use an alternate helmet by the end of this July, so while fans may not know what a team has planned, they will at least know which teams are going to sport alternate helmets next season.

As it pertains to the Cleveland Browns, it may be a bit harder for the franchise to join in on the party. The Browns have toyed with the idea of adding a logo to the helmet over the years, but have wisely passed on that ill-fated plan. They put uniform numbers on the helmets from through , but they could have brought that back at any time under the current one-helmet rule, so nothing has changed in that regard. If the rule was in place this season, the Browns could sport a white helmet that would be a call back to their early days in the league.

That would pair with the 75th anniversary throwback uniforms that the team plans to wear this season, which while not officially released, are rumored to be modeled after the uniforms the Browns wore in Many teams will face a similar issue like the Eagles in the coming weeks since they didn't have enough ample time to submit to the league a throwback uniform knowing the NFL was going to approve the use of an alternate helmet as soon as next year.

If a team wasn't already planning to wear a throwback, it won't be able to add one at this point. So, perhaps we have to wait another year if they do want the white helmet look, but if the look for the Browns is as simple as adding numbers to the side of helmets they have a real shot to roll them out in Which helmet would you prefer to see from the Browns when they can add a new look?

Let us know in the comments! If you're interested in a podcast version of the old school uniforms, Jordan Zirm from The Checkdown and I broke them down here with some Browns alternate uniform discussions as well.

Pro Football Talk first reported the news. The new rule loosens those restrictions, providing teams more freedom. All uses of alternate helmets must follow the set forth parameters: Clubs must obtain an entire new set of alternate color helmets for all players Alternate color helmets must be the same make, model and size as the applicable player's primary helmet Alternate color helmets must be made available to all players at the start of training camp and should be fit at the same time as the primary helmet Alternate color helmets must be worn in practice at a minimum during the week leading up to the game in which they will be used".

The Old Old School. The Number Addition. For a single season, the same helmet configuration that Cleveland wore from to , two brown stripes first appeared on either side of the single white stripe. Most players now adorned a double-bar gray facemask which was designed to close the opening where the face was visible while the player numbers were still attached to the helmet sides.

The solid orange helmet would become a mainstay for the Browns as beginning in the player jersey numbers were eliminated.

The two brown stripes with the center white stripe remained that has been a mainstay since that same season.

The facemask remained the standard gray that all NFL clubs were using, although the design of the facemasks included other situations such as a center vertical bar used mostly by offensive and defensive linemen. In , the Kansas City Chiefs painted their facemasks white so that the referees could easily see when an opposing player had latched onto the frame.

Blanton Collier had languished in the shadows of Paul Brown for many years as his top assistant. When Brown was fired prior to the season, Collier was named head coach. Fresh off the championship banner, the NFL asked the franchise to add a logo of some sort in Products were made, but the helmet design never saw the playing field. The reason for the scraped project remains a mystery. Everything else remained the same. The Browns celebrated 60 years as a franchise in As part of the celebration, they still used the traditional orange shell with two brown stripes and a center white stripe, but ditch the white facemask for the gray facemask.

For three seasons, Cleveland opted for an alternate throwback uniform scheme and chose the design which featured the solid orange helmet, single white stripe, brown jersey number on the sides plus a gray facemask. The season brought into the fold a brand new set of uniforms including something added to the helmet design.

The orange shell was a mainstay but was now enhanced and with a brighter color, the width of the brown and white stripes were widened a bit and utilized a carbon fiber texture. Also new were brown facemasks — a first.