Though they will not be formally unveiled till 7:00 PM ET tonight, the Detroit Lions’ new jerseys had been leaked Thursday morning in a since-deleted promotional put up on USA At present’s crew web site.
The blue Honolulu house, white highway and black alternate jerseys all function perforated block numbers and sleeve stripes paying homage to the vertical bars within the 1961-69 Lions emblem, which appeared on the perimeters of their blue alternate helmet final season was displayed.
The white highway and black alternate jerseys have small “Detroit” and “Lions” wordmarks on the chest respectively, whereas that element is lacking on the blue Honolulu house jerseys – presumably to present them an old-school look.
All three function a slogan within the again collar, together with “One Delight” on the blue Honolulu house jersey, “313” – the Detroit space code – on the white highway jersey and “Motor Metropolis” on the black alternate jersey.
The Lions confirmed the leaks as legit with their very own put up on Thursday, with defensive lineman Alim McNeill thanking the leaker. “We admire you ruining all of the laborious work we put in,” he stated.
As talked about, the complete reveal is anticipated to occur tonight, though we have seen groups change these plans after their uniforms had been leaked. Keep tuned for extra data on the Lions’ new matters.
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