In 1960, Boston Globe cartoonist Phil Bissell, working for $25 a day, was handed an assignment that would change his life—and the lives of fans of the brand-new AFL football team coming to Boston. “Sports editor Jerry Nason came to me and he said, ‘They’ve decided to call the team
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Superstitious Pats Choose White for Super Bowl LII
They may be the “home team” for the Super Bowl but the New England Patriots will not be dressing the part. Announced this morning via their official Twitter account, the Patriots declared today that they will be wearing their road white jersey for the game two weekends from now in
New England Patriots will wear all-white for Color Rush game vs. Tampa Bay
The New England Patriots will have a new look when they take the field this Thursday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For the first time since 2009 (and we’re not counting the times when they wore throwbacks), the New England Patriots will be wearing white pants with their white jerseys.
New England Patriots will wear Super Bowl LI patch for 2017 season opener
Another NFL season officially kicks off on this upcoming Thursday, when the New England Patriots will host the Kansas City Chiefs in the league’s season opener. As is tradition, the game will serve as a coronation of sorts for the five-time Super Bowl champions, who got their latest Lombardi Trophy
2016 NFL Playoffs Field Bracket: Patriots Win Super Bowl LI!
Congrats to the New England Patriots, winners of Super Bowl LI! Here’s my final updated 2016 NFL Playoffs field bracket. Click on the image for a full-size view:
Super Bowl LI field is painted and patches are applied to jerseys
Next weekend, the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons will duel it out on the gridiron in Super Bowl LI to decide this year’s championship. We already know what the uniform matchup will be for the big game, but now it’s time to take a look at what the field
Super Bowl LI uni matchup might be good omen for Patriots
The uniform matchup for Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons is official — the Falcons are the designated home team in this year’s Super Bowl and have decided to wear their home uniforms, so the Patriots will be in white. If I’m going to
Tom Brady leads NFL in player merch sales at end of 2015-16 season
The Patriots may not have won the Super Bowl last season, but at least their fans can rest easy knowing that their legendary quarterback ended the season as king of the merchandise sales. According to a list released by the NFLPA, Tom Brady finished the season as the NFL’s leader
Phantom Merchandise: NFC, AFC Champs, Super Bowl 50 Matchups
Super Bowl 50 is all set, the Carolina Panthers continued their incredible season with a blowout win over the Arizona Cardinals and Tom Brady’s magic came up just one play short in the Denver Broncos victory over the New England Patriots. It’s Broncos vs. Panthers, the flashy young quarterback against
Now to Make Some History: The Story Behind Pat Patriot
In 1960, Boston Globe cartoonist Phil Bissell, working for $25 a day, was handed an assignment that would change his life—and the lives of fans of the brand-new AFL football team coming to Boston. “Sports editor Jerry Nason came to me and he said, ‘They’ve decided to call the team
Our Most Popular Teams and Stories of 2015
As we say our goodbyes to 2015 we’re taking a look back at what most interested you guys, the readers of SportsLogos.Net, during the year. Using our “unique visitors” counts via our stat tracking software we’ve determined the most popular team pages as well as the most read news stories of 2015. Starting
U.S. Historical Figures on Sports Logos
The Frisco RoughRiders are expected to unveil a logo and uniform set later today which will be heavily influenced by the image of former US President Teddy Roosevelt. Roosevelt led a division of the army known as the “Rough Riders” prior to assuming the presidency following the assassination of William