The NFL is getting rid of a rule put in place back in 2013 that prevented teams from using multiple helmets during the season, paving the way for the Eagles to make the classic kelly green uniform the team’s alternate jersey.
In a memo obtained by the Inquirer, the NFL will allow teams to use “one alternate color helmet” beginning in the 2022 season.
But sources with the team said the NFL deadline for uniform selection for the 2022 season has already passed, and the Eagles submitted their black alternate jersey.
While there have been many modifications to the Eagles uniform over the years, the kelly green look dates back to 1935, when the Eagles moved away from the yellow and blue jerseys that made a brief return in 2007 to celebrate the franchise’s 75th anniversary.