New York Jets debut terrible uni combo for Monday Night Football

New York Jets debut terrible uni combo for Monday Night Football

As most of you likely know, the New York Jets unveiled an all-new set of uniforms for the 2024 NFL season. (The team later announced that they will also wear a Super Bowl III uniform later this season.)

And what better place to showcase your new kit than on Monday Night Football?

Last season, the Jets opened their season against the Buffalo Bills, which also happened to be a Monday Night Football game. In that game, they debuted the white throwback uniforms (from the “Sack Exchange” era) that would form the basis for this year’s new uniforms — and while they won the game, they unfortunately lost QB Aaron Rodgers to injury after just four plays.

The team, with Rodgers now back and healthy, got a chance at an MNF redux — both emotionally and uniform-wise — as they’re the away team tonight against the San Francisco 49ers. With the Niners in their stunning red jerseys with gold helmets and pants, the Jets could have created a fantastic uniform matchup by re-debuting the white Sack Exchange uniforms (now their primary away uniform). Instead, their 2024 season will begin with the team in green pants And socks.

Ugh. The Jets wore only white pants in the preseason, all white against Washington, then green over white against the Giants and Panthers.

I don’t mind the green pants (as long as they’re paired with the white jersey) — I actually think they look pretty good. And it’s nice to see a bit of a twist on the “Sack Exchange” uniforms — the Jets originally never wore anything but white pants with those uniforms. It’s the green socks/leggings that look awful with the green pants.

It’s not that the Jets haven’t worn green pants with green socks before — they just haven’t always. With their recently retired set, they occasionally wore white socks (even when they went mono-green, they still broke the yoga pants look by wearing white socks/leggings).

When the Jets modified their original “Sack Exchange” uniforms for the 1990 season, adding some black accents and a set of green pants, always wear white socks with those green pants.

I get it if the Jets don’t want to wear the white pants with the white jerseys for opening night MNF (like they did last year), since they lost their QB for the season in that look. But if they insist on debuting the new green pants tonight, would it be too much to ask to pair them with white socks? I’m not even sure the team has a pair of white socks, as every combination (except the BFBS alternate combination) was shown with green socks during the unveiling.

Tonight’s game could have felt like a classic 80’s uni rematch. Instead, the Jets look like they’re wearing green yoga pants. Couldn’t they have saved this for another week instead of showing it on the first Monday Night Football game of the year, with millions of viewers?

Again, I’m all for the Jets wearing green pants with the white jerseys… I just wish they didn’t do it with green socks.