The Eagles have a strong track record of wearing all-white uniforms. In 2018, they went 4-0 with the colorway before losing in the divisional round to the Saints. They had gone 3-1 prior to that defeat.
The Eagles had originally planned to wear white at every opportunity during their 1980 season, but due to concerns over player safety, they switched back to black after only wearing white for one game (a 27-7 win over the Cardinals).
During their championship seasons in 1960 and 1965, the Eagles wore white jerseys with blue trim. From 1971-1980, they wore white with red stripes on the sleeves and pants. From 1961-1970, the team wore colored uniform numbers instead of just using names on the backs of their jerseys. These colors were selected by vote of the fans who chose red, green, yellow, purple, black, silver and white as options.
In 1991, the Eagles made news when they wore white at home against the Giants. The NFL banned players from wearing white jerseys during regular season games after offensive tackle Wayne McGarity was killed in a car accident while wearing a white jersey. The league has since allowed players to wear white again.
Since then, the Eagles have always worn white at home.
The Eagles used green jerseys with white shoulders and no stripes at the time. The Rooneys have admitted that because the united team used Eagles clothes that year, it was the first occasion in club history when the colors were not black and gold.
These are the only colors the Eagles have ever worn. Green is the official color of the University of Pennsylvania's medical school.
The NFL has never allowed another franchise to wear uniforms with another team's colors. Even if other teams had wanted to make an agreement, the league would have refused such a deal; otherwise, there would be no point in having uniform rules.
There have been rumors that the Raiders might wear green uniforms as part of a marketing deal between the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and Penn Medicine. However, these reports have never been confirmed by anyone connected to the Raiders organization.
The Philadelphia Eagles have the most white players in the NFL. The Eagles have the whitest roster in the NFL, according to a research. Of their 90 players, only four are black. That's less than five percent of their overall player pool.
Almost all of their white players are wide receivers and quarterbacks. There are three black men on the Eagles' roster: Running back Darren Sproles, offensive lineman Allen Barbre, and linebacker Chris Kirkpatrick.
Sproles was the eighth pick in the 2008 NFL Draft and is one of the top return men in the league. He played college football at New Hampshire. Barbre is an undrafted free agent from Penn State who has started 15 games over the last two seasons. Kirkpatrick is a former first-round draft choice out of Louisville. He has started 46 games over the last three years.
They're also the only black players on their roster out of 24 total teams.
There are more black people in America than there are athletes. So if you're not playing baseball, basketball, or football, you're unlikely to be found on a sports page anywhere in America.
Gray trousers were a club staple from 1974 to 1995, and many Eagles fans have missed them since Lurie took over the organization. The white jerseys do require Kelly Green, but the simple look works here. The Eagles only wore these jerseys twice, but they looked great.
The Eagles presently have only one alternative uniform, the black outfit that debuted in 2003. Philadelphia has used the black uniform every season except for 2010 and 2011, when the Eagles wore a Kelly Green throwback to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1960 championship squad (the Eagles did not wear a third jersey in 2011).
The black uniform is by no means an outdated look for Philadelphia sports teams - in fact, it's quite the opposite. The black-on-black color scheme is classic and simple, which is exactly what the Eagles are going for with their identity as a young team on the rise.
The black uniform was designed by former NFL player and offensive lineman Joe Jacoby. Jacoby was born in Philadelphia and attended Christopher Columbus High School before being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 1987 NFL draft. He played eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Buffalo Bills in 1990. After his retirement from football, Jacoby went on to design several other sports jerseys including basketball outfits for Nike.
Jacoby wanted to create a new look for the Eagles that would represent how good they thought they were and also pay tribute to their roots. Since the 1960s, all Philadelphia sports teams have worn black uniforms during home games. The Eagles believe this will give them a unique edge over their opponents who must play in the same old thing night after night.
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