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Michael Fabiano

UNBELIEVABLE: Drafting the best nfl throwback uniforms - The Untold Story

If you’re like me, you love everything to do with pro football … including the uniforms our heroes wear each week during the NFL season. Jerseys have been in the news more often lately, as several teams have created alternate helmets and uniforms or are turning back the clock and returning to their throwback jersey roots.

For better or worse, several teams will be showcasing these new old looks this upcoming season. Many of them are going to be a nostalgia bomb. Others, unfortunately, are going to miss the mark. Maybe they’re not as bad as the Buccaneers’ short-lived alarm clock disasters, but some of them are certainly pretty close!

With that in mind, I put together two of my favorite things, fantasy football and NFL uniforms, and did a four-round uniform draft. The getups that are involved include the alternates or throwbacks from 2022-23. If a team doesn’t have a new look, I went with the most recent throwback uniform the team has worn on the field. If a team didn’t have either, I went with their first-ever franchise unis.

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