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Category: Captaincy Designations

New York Rangers’ New Uni Features Insanely Huge ‘C’ and ‘A’ Patches

The letters are so big, they’re practically visible from space.

Let’s Talk About NFL Captains’ Patches

There’s a lot more to this innocuous-seeming uniform element than first meets the eye!

‘C’ Section: The Raiders’ Odd Captaincy Patch Situation

Although we didn’t notice it until now, the Raiders have made some puzzling changes to their “C” patches in 2022.

Super Bowl Recap: Whitworth Sets Patch Record, and More

Click to enlarge Good morning! As we speculated back on Friday, Rams offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth, winner of this season’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award on Thursday …

A Deep Dive on Blue Jackets Prototypes and Oddities

For all photos, click to enlarge Longtime Uni Watch reader/pal Teebz recently pointed me toward a website devoted to game-worn Blue Jackets jerseys. It’s run by a collector named Charles …

Urban Meyer Puts Stamp on Jags Uni with Silly Slogan

Click to enlarge Good morning! Are you ready for a big football day? Let’s start with this: The Jags yesterday announced that center Brandon Linder is the first player in …

Monday Morning Uni Watch, Divisional Playoff Edition

Click to enlarge Good morning! Greetings again from Florida, where the Tugboat Captain and I are spending a few days visiting her parents. An annual postseason ritual came into play …

‘C’ Stands for ‘Confusing’

Click to enlarge I went down a new rabbit hole yesterday. It began when the Bills announced that they’ll be wearing their white “standing buffalo” throwbacks this Sunday. They tweeted …

MLB Lettermen

A few weeks ago I did an ESPN column about NBA team captains who’ve worn a “C” on their jerseys. Today I want to turn our attention from the hardcourt …

Notes from All-Star Sunday

Embed from Getty Images Rare sight in yesterday’s NHL All-Star tourney, as Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, playing for the Atlantic Division, wore the captain’s “C” — something that’s normally not …

Absentee Weekend All-Star Report

Click to enlarge As you know, there are lots of rule changes for the Pro Bowl: no blitzing, no kickoffs, no rushing the punter or kicker, intentional grounding is legal, …

A Very Close Look at NFL Captaincy Patches

As we all know, Uni Watch readers like to “go deep” on certain uni-related topics. But some readers go deeper than others. A good example of that is this missive …

Attention Oversensitive Browns Fans: Your Team Isn’t the Only One I Have Issues With

For all photos, click to enlarge The 49ers have been my favorite NFL team for 45 years, which is longer than most of the people reading this have been alive. …

NBA Lettermen

Yesterday I Ticker-linked to this photo of former Trail Blazers forward Jerome Kersey, who passed away on Wednesday, and noted that he was among the relatively few NBA players to …

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