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1998: in what turned out to be Barry sanders<br />
final season, the <strong>Lions</strong> changed their look on the<br />
road, wearing blue pants with a white stripe between<br />
two silver stripes.<br />
1999: the <strong>Lions</strong> returned to wearing silver<br />
pants (with white stripe between two blue<br />
stripes) on the road.<br />
2000-02: in 2000, the <strong>Lions</strong> moved the numbers<br />
that were on the sleeves up to the shoulders.<br />
¾ the <strong>Lions</strong> wore a patch commemorating the<br />
first game at Ford Field september 22, 2002<br />
against the Green Bay Packers.<br />
2003: the home jersey has a thick silver<br />
stripe between two thin blue stripes with<br />
white trim and two thin black stripes. the<br />
numbers are white with silver trim and outside<br />
black trim. the away jersey has a thick<br />
blue stripe between two thin silver stripes<br />
with white trim and two thin black stripes. the<br />
numbers on the away jersey are blue with silver<br />
trim and outside black trim.<br />
¾ the helmet has one vertical white stripe between<br />
two blue stripes and two thin black stripes on the outside.<br />
the Leaping Lion has white trim and outside black trim and the<br />
facemask is black.<br />
¾ the pants have one vertical thick white stripe between two blue<br />
stripes and two thin black stripes.<br />
2005: the <strong>Lions</strong> introduced a new black alternate<br />
jersey featuring Honolulu Blue numbers<br />
with silver and white trim. the alternate jersey<br />
can be worn in as many as two regular season<br />
games and one preseason game.<br />
2008: to commemorate the <strong>Detroit</strong><br />
<strong>Lions</strong> 75th season, the team wore a<br />
patch on the home and away jerseys. Additionally,<br />
the <strong>Lions</strong> wore the franchise’s classic “throwback”<br />
uniform sans 75th season patch for two games.<br />
LIONS cOMPREHENSIvE BRAND<br />
on April 20, 2009, the <strong>Detroit</strong> <strong>Lions</strong> unveiled a new comprehensive<br />
brand that includes a new logo and new uniforms. As part<br />
of the new comprehensive brand, the <strong>Lions</strong> also introduced a<br />
new logotype and a new proprietary font, “NFL <strong>Lions</strong>.” the new<br />
logotype is additional imagery that presents the <strong>Lions</strong> brand<br />
and will be featured in such prominent places as the endzone<br />
marking at Ford Field. the classic Honolulu blue, white and<br />
black colors remain unchanged.<br />
HOMe HONOLuLu BLue JerSeYS<br />
¾ Numerals were customized specifically for the <strong>Lions</strong> uniform.<br />
they are Honolulu Blue, trimmed in silver and black.<br />
¾ Above the new numerals is the new <strong>Lions</strong> logotype.<br />
¾ on the collar, there are three trim lines of equal width, with<br />
two black trim lines outside a silver trim line.<br />
¾ the sleeves are a new knit sleeve that features a wide silver<br />
trim, inside two smaller white trims and those all inside<br />
two black trims of equal width as the white trim. the new<br />
material is improved and more flexible for players. the trim<br />
is part of the knit-sleeve material, which was changed from<br />
the previous silk-screened sleeve.<br />
¾ Numerals remain on the shoulders but are now in the customized<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> jersey numerals.<br />
¾ Players’ nameplates on the back of the uniform have slightly<br />
modified block letters from the previous block letter names<br />
on the back of the uniform.<br />
rOAD WHite JerSeYS<br />
¾ the road jerseys are the traditional “road whites,” with blue<br />
numerals trimmed in silver and black.<br />
¾ on the road jerseys, the collar is in the same black and silver<br />
trim pattern as the home uniforms.<br />
¾ sleeves are of the same new knit-sleeve material that are<br />
on the new home uniforms. the trim on the sleeves includes<br />
a wide Honolulu blue trim, inside two smaller silver trims<br />
and those are all inside two black trims of equal width as<br />
the white trim.<br />
HeLMet<br />
¾ the helmet now features the new logo on each side. it is the<br />
most significant change since the <strong>Lions</strong> logo was first placed<br />
on the team’s helmet in 1961.<br />
¾ the facemasks will remain black, but the new <strong>Lions</strong> logotype<br />
will be included on the front and the back of the helmet.<br />
¾ At the top middle of the helmet, the striping pattern has been<br />
modified. instead of a thick white stripe, two Honolulu blue<br />
stripes and a very thin black accent stripe, the helmet striping<br />
pattern is now a 5/8-inch Honolulu blue stripe, two 3/16-inch<br />
white stripes and two 3/16-inch black stripes. the striping<br />
pattern is the same striping pattern as the team’s game pants.<br />
PANtS AND GAMe SOCKS<br />
¾ the game pants will remain in the team’s traditional silver.<br />
Like the striping pattern on the helmet, the pants vertical trim<br />
on the side of the legs are now a thick Honolulu blue stripe<br />
inside smaller white stripes, which are all inside black stripes<br />
that are the same width as the white stripes.<br />
¾ the game socks, which are the same for the home and road<br />
uniforms, now have a 5/8-inch black stripe on the calf midline.<br />
the top half is Honolulu blue and the bottom half is white.<br />
NIkE ELITE 51 uNIFORMS<br />
<strong>2012</strong>: the NFL launched its new partenrship with Nike in April<br />
<strong>2012</strong>, and now the <strong>Lions</strong> uniform not only features the NikE<br />
logo but also features the new Nike Elite 51 technology. the<br />
collar changed from black and silver piping to a solid blue.<br />
Designed and engineered from the inside out, the new Nike Elite<br />
51 uniform focuses on creating a system where the baselayer,<br />
padding, jersey and pant work in concert. New innovations include<br />
integrating Nike Flywire technology into the neckline to reduce<br />
weight and provide lockdown fit over pads, increasing sleeve<br />
articulation for better range of motion, and integrating new fourway<br />
stretch fabrication to provide a streamlined shrink-wrap fit.<br />
the Nike Elite 51 key features:<br />
¾ LiGHter –the Nike jersey and pant, wet or dry are on average<br />
20% lighter<br />
¾ NiKe FLYWire - Eliminates layers, reduces weight, and provides<br />
lockdown fit<br />
¾ ZONeD MeSH VeNtiLAtiON – Provides cooling zones for optimal<br />
thermoregulation<br />
¾ ZONeD StreNGtH - High tenacity, stretch material, for light<br />
weight lockdown strength.<br />
¾ Cut FOr MOBiLitY – Four-way stretch, hydrophobic materials<br />
enable range of motion wet or dry.<br />
¾ StretCH tWiLL NuMBerS – Four-way stretch even on numbering<br />
system<br />
¾ CuStOMiZABLe BASeLAYer PADDiNG – Nike Pro Hyperstrong<br />
baselayer with integrated lightweight, Deflex padding offering<br />
customizable flexible protection.<br />
¾ DeFLeX PADDiNG - Lightweight, flexible impact protection<br />
integrated into top “hit zone” areas<br />
¾ ALuMiNuM D-riNG BeLt - Aircraft-grade aluminum D-ring<br />
belt reduces weight.<br />
the uniform also features the Nike Vapor Game Sock – a highly<br />
innovative sock designed specifically for football. the knee-high<br />
design combines compression, Nike Pro inspired cushioning, mesh<br />
venting and structure precisely where needed.