Editing Throwback uniform (section)

=== National Football League ===
[[File:Champ Bailey.JPG|thumb|[[Champ Bailey]] wearing a [[Denver Broncos]] throwback uniform in 2009]]
[[File:Ben hands off to Willie.jpg|thumb|The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] wearing their 75th year throwback uniforms against the [[Buffalo Bills]] in 2007]]
Throwbacks were introduced in the [[National Football League|NFL]] in 1991 at retail through the NFL Throwbacks Collection.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} The rights to produce the vintage apparel was limited to six apparel licensees, including Tiedman & Company Sportswear (exclusive to jerseys), Riddell (helmets), Starter (caps), Nutmeg Mills (sweatshirts), and DeLong (jackets). In 1994, to honor the NFL's 75th Anniversary, teams were allowed to wear modern versions of their old uniform styles.

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|footer = Fltr: [[Mike Jenkins (American football)|Mike Jenkins]] in the [[Dallas Cowboys]] throwback of 2009; [[Charles Woodson]] in the [[Green Bay Packers]] throwback uniform to honor the 1929 champions; [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] throwback for the 2012 season that paid tribute to the [[1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season|1934]] team
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In their 80th anniversary, the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] released a throwback uniform that honored the [[1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season|1934]] team. The uniform was a gold and black horizontal-striped jersey white squares containing the numbers.<ref>[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1149409-pittsburgh-steelers-80th-anniversary-throwback-jerseys-you-be-the-judge Pittsburgh Steelers 80th Anniversary Throwback Jerseys: You Be the Judge] by Andrea Hangst, April 17, 2012</ref> The throwback uniform was worn twice during the regular season.<ref name="steelerscomuniforms">{{Cite web|url=http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Games-announced-for-throwback-jerseys/a0d4f274-930e-4f23-bf1c-7502c01183c4|title=Games announced for throwback jerseys}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/pittsburgh-steelers-to-unveil-throwback-uniforms-0ap1000000084666 |title=Steelers to unveil throwback uniforms vs. Redskins |work=[[National Football League]] |date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> and drew major media attention. ''USA Today'' said that the Steelers looked like "bumblebee[s] in a Depression-era chain gang."<ref name="usatoday">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/10/28/steelers-uniforms-reaction/1663835/|title=Steelers' jailbird bumblebee throwbacks causing a stir |first=Chris |last=Chase|newspaper=USA Today |date=October 28, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2024}}</ref>

The NFL imposed a new rule for the [[2013 NFL season|2013 season]] prohibiting the use of alternate colored helmets, eliminating many of the historically accurate throwback uniforms that had been in use up to that point. Teams are still allowed to use alternate decals (or no decals at all) for their throwbacks, but they must use them on the regular helmets.<ref>Breech, John (September 17, 2013). [http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/23702777/buccaneers-scrap-plans-to-wear-creamsicle-throwback-uniforms Buccaneers scrap plans to wear creamsicle throwback uniforms] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106124951/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/23702777/buccaneers-scrap-plans-to-wear-creamsicle-throwback-uniforms |date=November 6, 2013 }}. ''CBS Sports''. Retrieved September 19, 2013.</ref> The one-helmet rule was repealed in [[2022 NFL season|2022]], allowing a number of teams to revisit classic uniforms from the past, such as the [[New York Giants]]' 1980s blue uniforms, and the [[Tennessee Titans]]' powder blue uniforms of their predecessors, the [[Houston Oilers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-26 |title=The Surprising Thing About the New NFL Alternate Helmets |url=https://uni-watch.com/2022/07/26/the-surprising-thing-about-the-new-nfl-alternate-helmets/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Uni Watch}}</ref>