While Major League Baseball does everything to hurt their sport, the National Football League seems to make smart marketing decisions to push their sport forward. A few weeks ago, they made it so players could have whatever number they wanted at various positions all over the field. Yesterday, the league said that teams can have alternate helmets starting in 2022. This means a lot of teams with popular throwback uniforms can have the full kit. Think Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks to name a few. Green Bay doesn’t really have throwbacks. And if they do, they look like from 1930 versus something retro and unique. Therefore, let’s put some thought in what Green Bay could do helmet-wise.

Metallic Gold helmets – I did some digging when it came to this topic and found that Green Bay was ready to roll out metallic gold helmets. Those helmets and uniforms never saw the light of the day but it was on the table in 1994. Do the Packers reach back and go with a futuristic look.

Green helmet – Consider this a reverse retro for the Packers. Similar to what we’ve seen in hockey where they flip their colors around. Green Bay goes with green helmets. The question would be yellow jerseys? No way. If you were doing the green helmets, you could white with green pants to complete the look.

Do it @packers https://t.co/DovCOzGgwe pic.twitter.com/7Ei8FxYwC2

— Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) June 24, 2021

Matte Black helmet – You look at this helmet and immediately think ‘Grambling State.’ That’s accurate. It’s exactly their colors and style. But Willie Davis, the late great Packers player, is an alum and revered legend from Green Bay. Davis spoke about how Lombardi created an inclusive culture in Green Bay. Saw it suggested in Nagler’s mentions that you could tie in an HBCU angle to this as well.

Throwback helmet – Green Bay had all yellow helmets, all brown helmets in their ancient years. That is always a fall safe for Green Bay but that doesn’t put assses in the seats. It’s been done before and will not drive a lot of marketing attention.

We’ll see if Green Bay dips their toes into this or if they’re going to sit on the sidelines and wait on others.

Charlie.