It’s a tradition to watch the Cowboys on Thanksgiving (boooo), but this year they’re going to look a little different than past years thanks to the new NFL rules. They will wear their “cursed” navy blue jerseys instead of the typical holiday throwback uniforms.
Details after the jump…
Via FoxSports:
…The team was forced to make a change to their Turkey Day look to comply with a new NFL rule for this season which no longer allows teams to wear an alternate colored helmet, yet still wanted a different look for the holiday.
Instead of going with the throwback jersey paired with the modern-day helmet, the Cowboys are opting to go with the blue away jersey that is only seen once or twice a year when Dallas goes on the road and the home teams opt to wear white.
The tradition of the Cowboys wearing their white jerseys at home started in 1964 when GM Texas Schramm thought it would be good for fans to see the opponents’ colors, instead of just blue and white every week. Also, since the Cowboys’ home used to be the outdoor Cotton Bowl, team officials thought it would be an advantage to force away teams to wear typically dark home colors in the hot Texas sun in the early season.
Since switching to wearing white at home, it has become a common for fans to believe the navy blue jerseys are “cursed” due to a number of bad-luck incidents when forced to wear the darker colors.
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