New Orleans Saints, winless in black helmets, reveal new white helmet alternate
The team introduced a white helmet into its uniform closet Wednesday. It features a golden fleur-de-lis logo, gold face mask and a gold stripe down the center of the helmet with more fleur-de-lis baked into it. Unlike the team's black alternate helmet, there is no tapering effect. Two thinner black strips border the gold one. There are also black flecks adorning the white shell, giving the helmet a slight resemblance to vanilla ice cream.
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The black helmet has been occasionally worn – but not widely embraced by the fan base – since its introduction in 2022.
The league's relaxed restrictions for wearing alternate helmets provide options for the Saints. It would stand to reason they would use the white helmet with their Color Rush uniform, which features a white jersey and white pants with black and gold trim and gold numbers.
The black alternate helmet had been exclusively used with that white-over-white combination, worn four times over the past three seasons but never in New Orleans. The Saints are 0-4 in those games. However the black one could now be worn with the club's black jerseys (and pants).
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The Saints hop on a growing trend of teams adding white helmets to their inventories. Sixteen of the NFL's teams – exactly half – utilized a white helmet at some point during the 2024 season, the Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings among those who introduced them as alternates.
Oct 7, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs the ball as Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones (95) chases during the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images
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