I don't know if I've ever talked about this on here, but I am a huge football jersey enthusiast. I love the different designs that each different team has. I think it's cool that there are so many differing opinions about them. For example, the Titans released their new uniforms recently, and there was a lot of inconsistency as to how they were viewed. Some people like them, and others don't. However, I think most of us can agree that they're still better than what they had before. 

The worst uniforms in NFL history don't necessarily all do the same things. Some of them may be too busy, some of them may be boring, and some of them... well, you'll see. 

Here are some ground rules. Every NFL team can only have one entry, if they have any at all. There are 10 main entries, and 8 dishonorable mentions. The only criteria is that they had to have been worn in an NFL game during the Super Bowl era, so scrapped uniforms like the Color Rush jerseys for Washington and Detroit are not eligible. 

Let's hop into it. We're counting down...

THE TOP TEN WORST NFL JERSEYS EVER

[#10]

Nike has been the uniform manufacturer for the NFL since 2012 after signing a deal since 2010. There have been highs with the Nike jerseys, and there have been some very low lows. They have taken some very classic teams and turned their jerseys into over-complicated nonsense, and one of these examples is what they did to one of my least favorite teams in the NFL.

10. 2015-19 Cleveland Browns home brown jerseys

Everything about the Hue Jackson-era Browns was terrible, but the worst offense wasn't going 1-31 over 2 years, but it was the atrocities they approved as jerseys. As much as I hate saying this, the uniforms they had for most of their existence are classics, and the fact that they returned to it in 5 years (the minimum amount of time a team can have a jersey before switching according to the NFL) shows just how bad these were.

Where do I start? The giant "Cleveland across the front looks bad, the brown facemasks aren't better than the white ones, and the "Browns" as a stripe on the leg is just blatantly stupid. Nothing like that has ever looked good on a football uniform. The numbers look bad, with the orange over the white drop shadow being an affront to good jersey design. The Browns look their best when their numbers on the brown jerseys are white. Their current uniforms are a much-needed reprieve from the abomination this was. Good riddance.

[#9]

Sometimes, the worst thing an NFL team can do is trying too hard. For example, when a franchise unveils new jerseys that do every single thing possible to be wrong, I can't just ignore it. This team tried wayyy too hard, and they knew it. That's why they're unveiling new uniforms this season, and why they got rid of THIS uniform after only a couple seasons. 

9. 2020-22 Atlanta Falcons alternate gradient red jerseys

The Falcons' 2020 uniform rebrand was such an unmitigated disaster that I have no clue how anyone possibly could've thought that people could like them. The jerseys feature one of the worst fonts I've ever seen a team, much less a professional team, wear, and the designs try so hard to be cool while failing at every aspect of it. If they had just removed the "ATL" wordmark (or made it smaller while saying "Falcons" or "Atlanta") and made the font less blocky, I think it could've been good. 

The gradient red jerseys, though? These were immediately one of the worst jerseys ever made. Who thought this looked good? Does this person have eyes? How could you have POSSIBLY thought this looked good? Not only does it look terrible, but you also just completely limit what pants you can wear with this combination with the gradient. If it had just been a red jersey, they could wear it with any pants and it probably wouldn't have made the list. Alas, they released a jersey so bad it didn't even finish the uniform set's lifespan.

[#8]

Nike has proven with some of their redesigns that they do not care whatsoever about a team's history. If they can, they will destroy your team. For Nike's "Color Rush" era, they gave one of the most storied teams in NFL history a new look... that was so unbelievably out of character that they wore it once and never again.

8. 2016 Miami Dolphins Color Rush orange jerseys

The Miami Dolphins have one of the best classic looks of all time. I don't really understand why they feel like they can't just wear those as their home and away jerseys. That opinion is only strengthened when garbage like this is what Nike tries to push onto them. Their current set is probably bottom 12 in the NFL due to how it wastes such a great color scheme, but they're lucky teams like the Falcons and the Titans have kept them from being the most hated. This, though... this is too much.

This orange monstrosity is what happens when you try to be modern and misunderstand what that means. Dolphins orange isn't supposed to look like yellow puke. It's supposed to be bold orange, and this uniform fails miserably to look like that. When on the field, these jerseys looked like complete garbage. They went up against the Bengals, who had one of the best Color Rush jerseys in their White Tiger jerseys, and they just looked so bad. The white helmet only makes it worse. If they wore these with white pants, maybe it'd be better, but using this color for the Color Rush jersey was a horrendous move.

[#7]

Oh, we aren't done trashing the Color Rush jerseys, as the next jerseys are an example of the exact same thing happening, yet to an even more storied team than the Dolphins. At least Nike didn't mess up their Home and Away jerseys, but... my Lord. How do you mess things up this badly?

7. 2015-17 San Francisco 49ers Color Rush black jerseys

Say what you want about the Miami Dolphins' orange jerseys, but at least that's a part of their color scheme. The 49ers should be red, white, and gold. I honestly think a gold uniform would also be bad, but at least it'd make sense. The Rivalry jerseys are a different story, and I think those do a better job making a black uniform work, but I still think it's unnecessary. These uniforms, however, are a travesty to football.

Let's start with where they go wrong here. Making the numbers red here makes it difficult to see them from the TV, and it just doesn't look right seeing the gold helmet here. I think they should've changed something up with it. I know the one-shell rule was in place at the time, but maybe making the facemask black could've been something. However, I don't think it would've salvaged this uniform. This is just "Black for the sake of black" and it sucks. It just sucks.

[#6]

For the 3rd and final time, we will be picking on the Color Rush uniforms. The past two were bad because they took a team with a good color scheme and exemplified the worst part of it. However, this uniform does the exact same thing. The reason this is worse than the other two, though, is that this uniform might be the ugliest color in the history of NFL uniforms.

6. 2015-16 Jacksonville Jaguars Color Rush mustard-yellow jerseys

This uniform takes its spot on the list for one very obvious reason. I mean, just look at it. You can see how ugly of a color that is. It looks like they decided to pick the worst possible jersey design and roll with it. Then again, the Jags aren't known for great jersey design choices. They had one of the best uniforms in the league and then decided to replace it for no good reason, before trying twice again and failing miserably.

The uniform pictured here has its obvious problems, but it also exemplifies how bad this Jags jersey template is. Those numbers are too angled and pointy, while the black sleeves look really, really bad. It doesn't help that this uniform comes with the infamous black/gold gradient helmet. It's just a disgusting mess, really. This may be the single most obvious bad uniform of all time, yet it only gets #6 due to the things I hate about what's ahead of it.

[#5]

If you notice, only one uniform on this list has been a team's main uniform. That changes with this entry, and it's any example of what can happen when a team gets too caught up in an idea to realize how absolutely stupid it is and that they should try being flexible.

5. 2023-Present Arizona Cardinals home red uniforms

Arizona, out of every team in the NFL, has the most under-utilized branding possibilities in the entire NFL. They could utilize the state flag look, the yellow from their logo's beak, or anything that could connect their uniforms back to the state, but no. They chose... this. A bland red uniform with a giant "Arizona" across the chest and no other details outside of the number and name-plate. It's genuinely one of the most baffling decisions I've ever seen an NFL team make when it comes to their uniforms.

What makes this all worse is Arizona's adamancy about not switching the color of the pants... ever. They always wear red on red. Why do I hate that so much? BECAUSE NEITHER THE JERSEY OR THE PANTS HAVE ANY STRIPES. The away jerseys and the white pants have them. Why not wear the white pants with this to make it more detailed? Why not give yourself SOMETHING and not look like you were designed to be as simplistic as possible? I know the previous jerseys were too detailed , but this was an overcorrection. 

[#4]

Remember when I talked in the 49ers entry about "black for the sake of black"? Well, do you want to know what happens when a team is forced to change their name, the owner gets really bitter about it, and he sabotages their rebrand so bad that they've been given special permission to change their uniforms before the minimum time allowed is up?

4. 2022-25 Washington Commanders alternate black jerseys

These jerseys are etched into NFL history because of Jayden Daniels' historic Hail Mary to Noah Brown. That does NOT make them good jerseys. Almost everything about them feels wrong. The entire Commanders' name and uniform set isn't good, but at least they're going to make things right by switching to their Super Bowl era uniforms soon. Hopefully, they don't keep these, and they're remembered as a fad for the sake of a fad.

For starters, the helmet looks terrible. Having the W logo on the front of the helmet looks tacky and out-of-place. The number font was already bad, but it looks especially terrible here. I also don't like the way there's almost no red. I don't like the way that black was never featured in Washington's color scheme before they became the Commanders. This is the worst example of "black for the sake of black", a pointless uniform with no historical connection to the team that was made to appease the worst kind of fan. Replace these with something else.

[#3]

And now, we get to the top 3. The worst NFL uniforms of all time. What's funny is that these 3 all something really interesting in common, but I'll point that out when we get to #1. This first uniform comes from a team that should have never been redesigned from what they were before, but Nike had to get involved and meddle for no apparent reason... once again.

3. 2014-2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers away white jerseys

Whoever thought of these uniforms needs to be blacklisted from NFL jersey design, or jersey design altogether to be completely honest. These are a complete travesty in every sense of the word. There is nothing to be liked about these jerseys, or the era of the Buccaneers in which they wore these. The football gods must have some sense of justice, because Tampa Bay immediately won a Super Bowl the moment these pieces of garbage were tossed out the window.

For starters, the alarm clock numbers look absolutely horrific. They were trying to do something related to pirates, but it just looks awful. The helmet logo is oversized, the pewter parts on the top are awful, and there are minor additions of creamsicle that I really don't feel mix well. The best part of all of this is, though, that Jameis Winston threw his famous 30 interceptions wearing from this jersey set. The white ones are the worst, though, because the red is at least a good color. This is both tacky and ugly at the same time.

[#2]

This next uniform may be the single dumbest design decision in the history of the NFL. It's not my least favorite uniform since it's not #1, but I don't think any NFL team completely missed the plot more than this one. I will say, fair warning. What you are about to see may make you feel a feeling of disgust, especially if you're a fan of this team.

2. 2002-2010 Buffalo Bills away white uniforms

Uh... what? What on God's green Earth am I looking at here? I don't know who thought of this, but they must be very stupid. This uniform is an affront to jersey design in and of itself. What is with that weird navy blue area at the top? Why are there two different blues? Why is there a red streak down the side that leads into the pant stripe? Why is every single choice here completely incorrect? Why is there a red collar and border around that navy part? Who in the world thought this was acceptable?

The Bills were one of the worst teams in the NFL when the uniform set this was a part of was their main uniforms. THEY DID NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS ONCE WHILE WEARING THESE JERSEYS. Like the last section, I like to think the football gods have a sense of justice. These uniforms not making the playoffs once in their entire history is the most karma-driven thing ever. I'm shocked that there was a uniform even capable of beating these on this list, but you'll see why in just a few moments.

But first, we have a few honorable mentions.

DISHONORABLE MENTIONS

DM1. 2025 Steelers throwback gold jersey

The Steelers know they didn't have to do this, right? They didn't have to make a throwback like this. People rag on the bumblebee jerseys all the time, but at least those were funny. This isn't. If you're gonna wear the yellow helmet, find a better jersey to pair it with.

DM2. 1994 Bears throwback blue jersey

This is another example of the same thing I just talked about. YOU GUYS DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE THROWBACKS OF WHEN THEY WORE THIS KIND OF JERSEY. IT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD. STOP TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK. These just look awful. The tan pants make it even worse.

DM3. 2024 New York Giants throwback red jerseys

You know what, I'm not even touching this anymore. You win. Do whatever the hell you want.

DM4. 2018-24 Tennessee Titans home navy jerseys

The Titans had something going with their original set, making the Super Bowl in their first year with it. Then, they switched to this. The number font and navy helmet aren't very good. I much prefer a white helmet for the Titans, and the swords on the shoulders don't look good at all. I'm kind of sad Henry left before he could wear the new jerseys. Shame.

DM5. 1997-2023 Denver Broncos home navy jerseys

The single most overrated uniform in NFL history. It did not age well, but it also just didn't look very good to begin with. The weird swoosh sides are awful, and the number font isn't very good. Too round and cartoonish. I'm glad they upgraded with what they have now.

DM6. 2024-present Indianapolis Colts Indiana Nights blue jerseys

When the Colts teased a black helmet, I hoped they were going to go all-in on a black uniform. They're one of the only teams I think could pull off a black uniform without looking like it's "black for the sake of black". Unfortunately, we got a really weird blue uniform, and it doesn't look very good.

DM7. 2025-present New Orleans Saints alternate tan jerseys

Does Nike just hate the Saints? They've completely watered down the team's great color scheme because "they can't make the color". That's nonsense and Nike knows it. They are absolutely capable of creating the color. A multi-billion dollar company isn't that stupid. Anyway, I don't know why they tried to reverse-engineer the uniforms, but this looks awful.

DM8. 2019-2023 New York Jets home green jerseys

The last dishonorable mentions, the Jets just didn't have a good design here. They messed up the logo and the uniforms. This doesn't have anything to do with what they should be going for. Are those white spikes on the shoulders supposed to be wings? I'm not sure. It doesn't help with the big "New York" across the chest. Just bad.

And now, my pick for the worst uniform in NFL history...

#1.

The worst uniforms in NFL history all do a lot in common. They:

- take away from a team's history

- try to do something new and fail miserably

- straight up look bad

The worst uniform in NFL history does all of these things.

This team has been around since the 1930s. They're the reason we have logos on helmets. They have one of the best helmet designs of all time in their corner. 

And in 2020, they decided to change it up.

The result is the worst uniform in NFL history.

1. Los Angeles Rams 2020-25 away/alternate bone jerseys

This might be a strange pick to you. Really? THIS is the worst uniform in NFL history? I can see why you'd think that. However, I can give you a lot of reasons as to why I'd pick this over the Bills' or Bucs' uniforms from earlier.

Let's start from the obvious. This uniform's color is very ugly. They decided to roll with a "bone" color instead of their normal white, and it looks like somebody adjusted the brightness weirdly on a normal white uniform. Funnily enough, if you've noticed, the top 3 are all away jerseys. That's hilarious.

The nametag on the top right looks bad. The numbers with their weird dark blue highlights look bad. The yellow mixed in does not mesh well with the bone color. The white stripe doesn't look good. Nothing about the bone color meshes well with anything that's on the jerseys, and that's not even including the helmet, which is so much better than the rest of the uniform that I genuinely feel bad for it.

And get this, the Rams were so ashamed of this uniform that they chose to wear the alternate they introduced in 2021 as their away jersey in the Super Bowl against the Bengals. They got special permission from the league to wear a different jersey because they realized how bad this one was. This is different than the Commanders' situation. They at least have different ownership and weird circumstances. Nah, the Rams don't get a pass here. They chose this as their away, and then abandoned it once the lights were bright.

Do I blame them? Not at all. It is one of the worst attempts at a rebrand I've ever seen. The Rams are changing their jerseys again this year. Let's hope they get rid of the bone color. For good.

This is Lando from the Landoman Experiment, and I hope you've had a wonderful time. Please let me know your thoughts.