2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

‣ ¾ Players’ nameplates on the back of the uniform
have slightly modified block letters from the
previous block letter names on the back of
the uniform.
ROAD WHITE JERSEYS
‣ ¾ The road jerseys are the traditional “road
whites,” with blue numerals trimmed in silver
and black.
‣ ¾ On the road jerseys, the collar is in the same
black and silver trim pattern as the home
uniforms.
‣ ¾ Sleeves are of the same new knit-sleeve material
that are on the new home uniforms. The trim
on the sleeves includes a wide Honolulu blue
trim, inside two smaller silver trims and those
are all inside two black trims of equal width as
the white trim.
HELMET
‣ ¾ The helmet now features the new logo on each
side. It is the most significant change since
the Lions logo was first placed on the team’s
helmet in 1961.
‣ ¾ The facemasks will remain black, but the new
Lions logotype will be included on the front and
the back of the helmet.
‣ ¾ At the top middle of the helmet, the striping
pattern has been modified. Instead of a thick
white stripe, two Honolulu blue stripes and a
very thin black accent stripe, the helmet striping
pattern is now a 5/8-inch Honolulu blue stripe,
two 3/16-inch white stripes and two 3/16-inch
black stripes. The striping pattern is the same
striping pattern as the team’s game pants.
PANTS AND GAME SOCKS
‣ ¾ The game pants will remain in the team’s traditional
silver. Like the striping pattern on the
helmet, the pants vertical trim on the side of
the legs are now a thick Honolulu blue stripe
inside smaller white stripes, which are all inside
black stripes that are the same width as the
white stripes.
‣ ¾ The game socks, which are the same for the
home and road uniforms, now have a 5/8-inch
black stripe on the calf midline. The top half
is Honolulu blue and the bottom half is white.
NIKE ELITE 51 UNIFORMS
2012: The NFL launched its new partenrship with
Nike in April 2012, and now the Lions uniform not
only features the NIKE logo but also features the
new Nike Elite 51 technology. The collar changed
from black and silver piping to a solid blue.
Designed and engineered from the inside out, the
new Nike Elite 51 uniform focuses on creating a
system where the baselayer, padding, jersey and
pant work in concert. New innovations include
integrating Nike Flywire Technology into the
neckline to reduce weight and provide lockdown
fit over pads, increasing sleeve articulation for
better range of motion, and integrating new fourway
stretch fabrication to provide a streamlined
shrink-wrap fit.
The Nike Elite 51 key features:
‣ ¾ LIGHTER –The Nike jersey and pant, wet or dry
are on average 20% lighter
‣ ¾ NIKE FLYWIRE - Eliminates layers, reduces
‣ ¾ weight, and provides lockdown fit
¾
‣ ZONED MESH VENTILATION – Provides cooling
zones for optimal thermoregulation
‣ ¾ ZONED STRENGTH - High tenacity, stretch
material, for light weight lockdown strength.
‣ ¾ CUT FOR MOBILITY – Four-way stretch, hydrophobic
materials enable range of motion
wet or dry.
‣ ¾ STRETCH TWILL NUMBERS – Four-way
stretch even on numbering system
‣ ¾ CUSTOMIZABLE BASELAYER PADDING – Nike
Pro Hyperstrong baselayer with integrated
lightweight, Deflex padding offering customizable
flexible protection.
‣ ¾ DEFLEX PADDING - Lightweight, flexible impact
protection integrated into top “hit zone”
areas
‣ ¾ ALUMINUM D-RING BELT - Aircraft-grade
aluminum D-ring belt reduces weight.
The uniform also features the Nike Vapor Game
Sock – a highly innovative sock designed specifically
for football. The knee-high design combines
compression, Nike Pro inspired cushioning, mesh
venting and structure precisely where needed.
2014: Detroit Lions players wore a uniform patch
during the 2014 season honoring late team owner
William Clay Ford. Mr. Ford, who passed away
March 9, purchased the Lions in November 1963
and officially became sole owner of the team
January 10, 1964. The Lions introduced the patch
beginning with the regular season opener (September
8) on Monday Night Football at Ford Field
when Detroit defeated the New York Giants, 35-14..