NFL Officials' New Uniforms

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by UMP25

There's a thread on this in the football section of this forum, so I don't really want to start a big new one here, but I was curious to see what you guys think of them. Having been a former football official years ago, I still hold an interest in my NFL "brothers," so I was a bit shocked when I saw the new unies. Personally, I think they're awful, especially the black pants for the colder weather.

Football refs once wore ties. Later, they all wore white hats, not just the "white hat".

Baseball umpires wore top hats and ties. They used the raft behind home plate.

Lounge Lizards and retirees in Florida used to wear polyester "leisure suits".

According to a local NFL official, most of the refs like the change. The fans will adapt, the game will go on, the sun will come up tomorrow.