The Green Bay Packers have one of the most iconic and recognizable jerseys in the NFL. The organization has sported the colors green and gold regularly since the 1950s. While the design of the jersey itself has changed a few times over history, those iconic colors have remained the same.
In 2024, however, there could actually be a scenario where the Packers’ jersey is banned from one of their regular season matchups.
How Could The Green Bay Packers Jersey Be Banned From A Regular Season NFL Game?
According to Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports:
The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers are going to face off in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Brazil this September. Both teams could be facing a major problem that has nothing to do with traveling to the game, traffic congestion, nor field conditions.
There’s a possibility neither the Eagles nor Packers will be allowed to wear their home uniforms for the Week 1 clash.
The Eagles-Packers game in Sao Paulo will be played at Corinthians Arena, which is home to the Brazilian soccer team Corinthians. The biggest rival for Corinthians is Palmeiras, who wear the color green.
So why is this a problem? Corinthians has an informal ban on wearing green, as a former player was actually fined by the club a few years ago for wearing green cleats (per the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail). The Eagles and Packers — both have green home jerseys.
Will a Brazilian soccer team actually prevent the Eagles and Packers from wearing green jerseys? That informal ban applies to players and fans in Corinthians Arena, as there are signs around the stadium stating the color is “forbidden.”
How Would The Packers And The Philadelphia Eagles Overcome Something Like This?
Although the Eagles have a black alternate jersey (which would make the Packers wear white), that alternate black jersey has a green helmet.
Black alternate helmets were worn by the Eagles in 2022, but were temporarily retired in favor of Kelly Green alternate helmets in 2023. As soon as the league allows the use of a second alternative helmet in 2025, the black helmet could return.
There is no guarantee that any type of “jersey ban” will happen, but it will be interesting to see how Corinthians Arena reacts when two teams who primarily wear green enter their stadium. In the NFL, there are only three teams with green as their primary color: the Eagles, Packers, and Jets.
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