Arizona Cardinals Get New Uniforms

[Maxx]

Cards Unveiled New Uniforms 

The Arizona Cardinals unveiled on Wednesday new uniforms that the team will wear beginning with the 2005 season. The unveiling took place at the James Hotel in Scottsdale with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, quarterbacks Josh McCown and Kurt Warner, running back Marcel Shipp, defensive linemen Bertrand Berry and Darnell Dockett, linebacker Karlos Dansby, safety Adrian Wilson, and Big Red modeling the new uniforms.

The uniform change is the most significant in the long history of the Cardinals, who were founded in 1898 and represent the oldest professional football team still in existence. In fact, the "Cardinals" moniker came from the red jerseys they acquired in the early 1900s from the University of Chicago that team owner Chris O'Brien determined were not maroon, as suggested, but really "Cardinal red."

The uniform re-design is the latest in a series of off-the-field changes for the Cardinals, who this past January also unveiled a new team logo. The most significant change will come next year when the Cardinals move into their new state-of-the-art stadium in time for the 2006 season.

While the design and overall appearance of the uniforms is drastically different, the team’s main color scheme of red and white has not changed though the color black has been added as an accent.

Aside from the obvious difference in terms of look and design, the new uniforms also feature some of the industry’s latest in terms of performance-enhancing technology.

The yoke, sleeves, and side panels of the jersey are made of “Knit Cordura,” a high-performance nylon-lycra combination that allows for optimal fit while maintaining maximum strength. The torso of the jersey is made from “Diamond Back Mesh,” a special weave that allows the holes to open up wider and permit more ventilation than the standard mesh. Also, the numbers on the jersey will be made from a special lightweight, stretch-twill fabric that will allow the jersey to fit tighter and better.

Cardinals Cheerleaders also modeled 2005 Cardinals apparel made by Reebok, and were joined by Juan Castellanos of Peoria, Dustin Payne of Gilbert, and Dustin Holmes of Tucson. Castellanos, Payne, and Homes were winners of the azcardinals.com “Your Chance To Suit Up Contest.”

New Cardinals jerseys are available now at the team’s official website www.azcardinals.com and at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe as well as the 12 Valley locations of Sports Authority, the official merchandise headquarters of the Arizona Cardinals. Sports Authority will have a three-day retail exclusivity window for the new product through this weekend.

[Jack Krauser III]

Those look pretty nice and it's been awhile since they've had a uniform update I think. It's nice because maybe now it will get them motivated or something. They have been getting better the past few years so who knows. But when the hell did Kurt Warner get signed? :blink:

[cthemason]

Wow, way to go and ruin the one of the best uniforms in the NFL. They went from classic to bad AFL.

[alldaws1]

I thought the old ones were too boring, just the plain red and white numbers, but they were cool. These ones look like the Falcons' kits a bit. Not sure on them yet, they'll probably grow on me.

[VerbalPuke]

I actually like them, I think it's a vast improvement over their old uniforms. I thought their old uniforms were sort of bland, and these have a pretty sleek look to them.

The Lions have also introduced an alternative uniform for this season, which can only be worn twice throughout the regular season. I've always liked the Lions uniform, even dating back to their retro's from the 1930s. These are pretty cool, but don't seem fitting for the Lions given the look of their typical uniform.

I figured I'd toss this in the thread seeing as it's similar content, and didn't warrant a new thread.

[Lowerdeck]

Eh, I think the mostly white looks alright. On the red jersey, the pants being mostly red looks little weird. But whatever, they're straight.

This will be the most exciting thing about this team all year, except for that game in Cuidad de México.

[alldaws1]

I like the new Lions jersey, it's ace.

Edited April 22, 2005 by alldawson

[Hellfire]

I like the new Cardnials jerseys. They look sharp, not boring like their old ones. The Lions one is good too, but they should have gone with black pants. Black on Black is awesome for uniforms.

[Essa]

The new mainly white uniform is pretty good looking. But the red one... well, it's just too red. Throw in a little white, or something in there and it would have looked okay, but yeah, I'm not feeling the red one.

The Lions jerseys are thoroughly kick ass though.

[Miami Vice]

They don't look that different. I was hoping for a big change with a new logo and everything.

[Pepsi]

My boyfriend is from Arizona and had this to say and I quote, "Now only if the Cardnials can redesign they're offensive line."

[Enter Blue Guy]

Meh, the Cardinals jersey looks ok, nothing special. At first glance it kinda looks like the Falcons jerseys minus some black under the sleeves. The Lion's alternate jersey is pretty damn nice though.

Still, I think the best alternate jerseys are the Denver Bronco's orange and the Chargers baby blue (or whatever type of blue it is) ones.

Edited April 26, 2005 by Enter Blue Guy

[GhostMachine]

The Cardinals new white uniforms look okay, but the cardinal red one is awful. Mainly because it doesn't have enough white on it as an accent. Frankly, they should have just made the jersey cardinal and kept white pants with it.

And the Lions new alternate uniform does kick ass, but I don't think it'll look right unless they also have an alternate helmet with some black on it to go with it.

[Hajjhowe]

Now all they need is a new offense, defence, coach, management...

[Jester of Death]

Still, I think the best alternate jerseys are the Denver Bronco's orange and the Chargers baby blue (or whatever type of blue it is) ones.

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[JustinCredible2k]

Meh, the white one would probably look better if they had black tights with red stripe down the sides. The red one is no worse then their Solid Red Alternate Uni's last year.

:thumbsup: