Green Bay Packers Third Jersey: What Will Retro Jersey Look Like?

The Green Bay Packers Will Unveil Their New Third Jersey on Friday. What Will the New Throwback Jerseys Look Like?

The Green Bay Packers announced that they will use a third jersey in the coming season. The Packers, who have one of the most fabled histories in football, will be introducing a throwback jersey that will be reminiscent of jerseys they wore decades ago.

The team will unveil the new Green Bay Packers third jerseys on Friday at FanFest.

What Will the Green bay Packers Third Jersey Look Like?

Packers execs did not reveal any images of the new Packers throwback jerseys. The only details given were that they would be inspired by uniforms from the team's first decade in the NFL.

There has been some speculation that the Green Bay Packers third jersey will look the uniforms of old-time players like Johnny McNally. Expect the new Packers throwback jerseys to be navy blue.

NFL teams are allowed to have a third uniform that they can use up to three times a season, twice at home games and once on the road. The third jerseys have to go through an NFL approval process and can be used over a five-year period. The Packers say they will only use the new Packers retro jersey once a year at a home game.

The Packer retro jersey has been more than a year in the making. General Manager Ted Thompson and his team worked with the NFL to create a uniform that honored the team's past while meeting current NFL standards.

For Packers fans, the new third jerseys may come as a bit of a shock as their current green-and-gold jerseys have been around for decades.