Adrian Peterson Gets Traded to the Cardinals
Well that Saints Peterson experiment didn’t work out, did it?
It was never going to, let’s be honest. Peterson is the kind of guy who needs to be fed the rock constantly and the Saints are a “Hey Brees throw it” kinda team first, second and third. Also, Peterson sucks now. Anyone holding out hope he wouldn’t suck is looking back at his ACL comeback with a little too much hope. He used up his miracle already. Peterson is done. At least the Cardinals didn’t give up much for him, and if they did, it means he worked out. That’s how conditional picks work.
Who cares about Peterson at this point. He’s lame and sucks and still beat his kid. Lets talk about purchasing jerseys.
Don’t do it until the player has made a meaningful impact for the team. Otherwise it’s a huge waste of money. Don’t buy free agent signing jerseys, because this might happen. Don’t buy rookie jerseys, because who knows if rookies are going to make a difference, even high profile ones. If you buy jerseys based on hype, you’re kind of an idiot with too much disposable income.
I have 7 NFL jerseys. All were either joke purchases (Like my Burress jersey or my Seahawks Rick Mirer jersey) or given to me. The ones I actively seeked out were established players where I wouldn’t look back on that player in 5 years and go “who?” or “ooooooooh, wow, I can’t believe I bought that”. If you are going to buy one of these overly expensive shirts, make it count. Or buy one of the Chinese knock-off jerseys from sketchy sites that don’t look right and might get your credit card number stolen. If you buy an expensive jersey for a player who has not made a meaningful impact for your team yet, you are asking for buyers remorse. I think two years of playing well is a baseline for a jersey purchase, because 1 year could be a fluke.
Also, don’t waste your money on the authentic jerseys, why would you do that. Nobody really notices the difference and your wallet is so much lighter. All my jerseys save one are the cheapest official replica jerseys except one very special case.
I have 8 total jerseys.
Eli (home)- My favorite, is a marquee player who will go down in NFL lore, and I got it in 2008 after the SB win. It was also given to me as a gift, but I would have bought it myself at some point.
Tuck (away) – Same deal
Osi (Away) – Same deal
Plaxico Burress – Bought as a joke for 5 bucks for a Halloween costume in 2009
Corey Webster – My only “who” jersey, given to me as a gift (so I didn’t buy it), and at the very minimum still has a small part in Giants lore as a good corner who caught Brett Favre’s last pass as a Packer.
Jared Allen Vikings – Given to me by someone trying to get rid of old stuff. Got it for free, and is my only “authentic” jersey.
Rick Mirer Seahawks – Bought as a joke for 4 bucks, I wear it to confuse Seahawks fans, because it’s #3
Oregon Ducks LaMichael James – Bought for 4 bucks at a thrift store because it was one of the cooler uniforms and it fit me really well.
One of these days I’ll finally give in and buy myself a Rex Grossman jersey, which would very much mean something to me.
What’s your jersey collection and do you regret any of it?
Authentic no, but I always try to spring for the “Limited” jerseys when I can, which are basically the low-end jerseys, but with stitched numbers and logos rather than screen-printed. I’ve so many screen printed jerseys that have all but lost their name and number way sooner than they should’ve that if it’s a player I really like or want, I’m going to spring for the stitched numbers. Never touch anything above that though.
My collection:
JJ Watt – Birthday gift from some friends a few years back. Bought during his second DPOTY season. Not a Texans fan, but I’ve always loved JJ. It’s even the gorgeous red alt, rather than the regular blue. Unfortunately they got my size wrong so it’s a bit of an awkward fit, but the thought counts with a gift from friends.
Devin Hester(CHI) – Bought for like $30 on clearance when he left Chicago. I have no real relation to the Bears, but their uniforms look nice, and I have a soft spot for any good returner.
Joe Flacco – Not a Ravens fan, but the winner of my old high school fantasy league got a free jersey as their prize. The store we bought it from pretty much only stocked Ravens, Redskins, and Steelers though, so my options the year that I won were limited. Long story short, rather than be smart and get a Reed, Lewis, Polamalu, or another GOAT jersey, I decided to get a Ray Rice jersey because he was the driving force behind my victory. After the elevator video dropped, the Ravens did an exchange for anyone who had a Rice jersey, except now Reed and Lewis were retired, so I defaulted to the quarterback.
Steve Smith(BAL) – I wanted to play wide receiver growing up, and Steve Smith and Larry Fitzgerald were the two guys I really got inspiration from. I had been planning to order a Steve Smith Panthers jersey when they were cheap after they released him, but the shade of blue they use now gives me headaches for some reason. The old Reebok Panthers jerseys were never a problem, I swear Nike changed them somehow. Not wanting my shirt to make my head hurt, I just waited for him to retire and grabbed a Ravens one.
Still planning on getting a Fitzgerald and a Witten at some point. If they weren’t so expensive I’d probably try to get a Gronk and a Rivers, too. I’d love to get some old throwback jerseys for old GOATs(Moss, Rice, Fouts, LT, etc.) too, regardless of team, but throwbacks always seem like the most expensive.
I will never buy a jersey myself, but I have accepted them as gifts.
I have an Elway (Orange style), Chris Harris, Jr., and Champ Bailey. Over the years, I anticipate a Sharpe, TD, Little, Atwater, McCaffery, and Rod Smith to join them. I’d love a Tom Jackson, Zimmerman, Gradishar, Mecklenburg, Nalen, Dennis Smith, and Tripucka, but I don’t think my family’s desire to dwell in Denver’s non-Super Bowl past, or Super Bowl offensive line, is as strong as mine. And it’s not like I ask; they just know I love my team.
Jerseys’ aside, I have four Broncos jackets, 2 sweaters, 3 tees, two pairs of slippers, numerous sweats/PJs, a toaster, and a crock pot, and a whole bunch of other random stuff. And I have never bought a single piece of Broncos swag. My expenditures toward the NFL have gone toward old film.
I have Jamaal Charles (home), Eric Berry (away), and Patrick Mahomes (home). Now you might be thinking that Mahomes is too early, but what you’ve got to realize is that no matter what happens to Mahomes, he’ll forever be a symbol of how this franchise finally dared to dream big and pick up a first round quarterback again. After 34 years the Chiefs finally decided to try to develop their own guy. For that he will always hold a special place in my heart.
Well, for that, and also for the fact that I’m a Texas Tech fan …
Ha, I think if you are a fan of the dude in college it’s kind of acceptable to buy it that early
Only got three jerseys.
-Jason Campbell (road): Got it in like, 2008 as a gift. Didn’t work out too well.
RG3 (Throwback): Got it in 2012 after a game against Tampa where he lead a game winning drive while his mic was messed up so he couldn’t talk to Shanny.
Clinton Portis (home): Found it at a thrift store for three bucks, so why not?
Got two jerseys, Brady and Gronk. One was a gift from my gf who correctly thought “Well you can’t go wrong with a Brady jersey for a Pats fan” and the other is Gronk. I mean, even if the guy broke both legs tomorrow or (even worse), played for the Dolphins or Bills for the rest of his career, I’d still love him and wear his jersey proudly because he’s the effing GRONK. No regrets 😉
I own one jersey…. an Aaron Hernandez rookie jersey. If that doesn’t sour you to buying a jersey with a name on it, I don’t know what will.
My goodness.
What made you get Hernandez instead of anyone else on the Pats?
I dunno about this guy, but way back before he went nuts and killed a guy, he was a really good TE. Maybe not Gronk good, but right up there with him.
My brother and I got Gronkowski and Hernandez jerseys after their rookie year. We thought they would be a long-term tandem to contend with. It kind of worked… for a short time.
P.S. – note that his number changed after his rookie year too.
I bought a Deshaun Foster Panthers jersey before they drafted Chris Gamble and he bought #20 off of him. Then of course he got hurt and was in SF two years later.
Bought a Julius Peppers jersey circa 2004. I tried to locate it in storage earlier this year but it appears to have gone to the great beyond.
I have have been gifted my last two jeresys:
a custom Panthers jersey with my nickname on it, I think I wore it twice because I’ve always hated those people that wear them lol
The other is a #LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE jersey that my wife bought me a couple of years ago.
Semi related story:
One of my fondest football memories as a child was during the 1996/97 seasons of Panthers football. This dude, two sections over from my family’s seats, was at every home game and would get completely hammered during the course of the day. This guy sported a pristine Kerry Collins jersey in week 1 of 1996. It was a worked of art by week 17 of 1997 as this guy shredded and graffitied it the more Collins sucked.
Ah memories lol
Marino (limited, home), suh (Miami, home), tannehilll (rookie, orange), ricky willams (Miami, road), Dante Culpepper* (Miami, home) Steve McNair* (Titans, home), Donavan Darius* (Mid-2000s Jags strong safety, home), Tom Brady* (home), Alscott* (road), Derrick Brooks* (home), Shaun King* (home), Carl Crawford* (Devil Rays, road), Storm#9 (not an actual player, a freebie for getting the season ticket package, represents 9th man (fans), since there are only 8 players in an arena field).
I used to have this friend, he was a post-2006 New Orleans Saints fan. He didn’t watch much football but he wanted to fit I with the group, who all loved it, so he asked me which jersey he should buy. I told him Aaron Stecker. He did it.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have a Cody Kessler jersey, and a Danny Shelton jersey from the one year he wore #71.
Dan Marino #13 x3 – white, white Hall of Fame, reversible aqua/black
(Wore the black side to the Saints game at Wembley as an alternative protest to the knee – got hoofed 20-0, and it became a jersey of mourning)
Chad Pennington #10 – red QB Practice
Chris Chambers #84 – orange
Jake Long #77 – orange, stitched detail
Ricky Williams #34 – navy
Ryan Tannehill #17 Platinum limited edition – white with platinum stitched detail
London Monarchs #35 blue (probably a knockoff)
Orlando Thunder #12 lime green (deeeeeeefinitely a knockoff)
Sacramento Surge #88
England Monarchs #10 red – non-screened numbers
(customised to be a Deimon Devilbats jersey for an Eyeshield 21 cosplay that never happened)
Forgot a Marino #13 aqua and two Scottish Claymores #70 navy (slightly different looks), probably because they’re buried like, somewhere in Narnia right now, and the screen print will be cracked to all hell by this time.
Nice to hear some love for the Monarchs and Claymores!
(Random. You say at one point that you have seven jerseys, and then you say you have eight. )
Fixed! Technically I have 7 NFL jerseys, and one college one that I frequently forget about.
My Bills jerseys:
1) Mario Williams home. I think this jersey is cursed so I never wear into anymore.
2) Jim Kelly 1995 home. Got this one at a vintage shop.
3) Cordy Glenn away. Wanted something different, and we had just extended him so I knew he’d be around.
4) Terrell Owens home. Paid 5 dollars at the Salvation Army. Boy do I miss 2009.
Also Bills jerseys:
1.) Bruce Smith. (Home) Had it since I was a kid. Love it.
2.) Bryce Paup. (Home) Also had since I was a kid. Small enough that my wife wears it now.
3.)Drew Bledsoe. (Home) Got as a gift. It was good while it lasted.
4.) Willis McGahee. (Home) Ugh. I wanted this one so bad. Hard to find. Now I like to forget I own it.
5.) Paul Posluszny. (Away) Christmas gift. I actually really like the mid 00s away jerseys.
6.) Kiko Alonso. (Home) I’ve been told I can get a pretty good deal for this one in the parking lot of New Era
7.) Fred Jackson. (Home) Purchased on super sale after he was released. Only authentic jersey I own.
All Redskins, but I have Orakpo (Away), Taylor (Away), Green(Home), Kelley (Home Rookie #), Cooley(Home), RGIII(Home), and I just picked up RGIII(Dark Alternate w/ Tan #) for $5 and Morris(Home) for $20
My brother got a lot of Chinese knockoffs a few years ago so I ended up getting several.
Deuce McAllister – (Saints home) (Gift)
Torry Holt – (Rams away) (Gift)
Michael Vick – (Eagles home) (Oof…)
Mike Wallace – (Steelers home) (Also oof)
Teddy Bridgewater – (Vikes home) (First jersey I purchased myself in anticipation of his breakout season. He shredded his knee days later.)
Warren Sapp – (Bucs home) (Got it at Savers for $3)
Dave, I’m surprised you don’t have a Cruz jersey! I’m a Vikes fan but he was the MAN for a few years. His underdog story was one of the driving forces that really got me into football.
All Browns, so you know, great purchases. I have:
1)Braylon Edwards jersey bought 2 years ago at a thrift store for a $1.00 *Only Authentic I have.
2)Travis Benjamin that was on clearance for $4.00, he was traded literally 2 hours later.
3)A #97 Jersey with the name Brown on the back. No clue who it is, thrift store buy on sale for $0.50.
4)Vinny Testaverde that was my husband’s grandad’s jersey from 1993. He lived near Tampa but had moved from Cleveland, and would hang the jersey in a tree in the front yard to taunt his neighbors.
Browns jerseys I’ve owned since 1999:
1. Chris Spielman (orange replica) – I think I gave this one away after a month. I still don’t know what I was thinking.
2. Tim Couch (white replica) – Kept this for 2 years. Don’t know what happened to it.
3. Courtney Brown (white replica) – Kept this for 2 years also. Gave it to a friend who needed a white jersey for a turkey bowl one year.
4. Jim Brown (brown current custom replica) – Had this for 5 years. Got a new one when the letters started coming off.
5. Jim Brown (1965 brown throwback) – Still have this, about 10 years old. I don’t think I’ve ever washed it, to make sure the detailing doesn’t get destroyed.
I want to get a Frank Ryan jersey, but the only one I can find cost $150, because it’s signed, so I’ll have to wait on that. I would have made a custom one, but I didn’t before they changed the uniform set and the new ones suck. Maybe after they redesign them in 2020 I’ll have a chance to get one that looks good.
There are instances where buying a jersey before a player makes a meaningful impact on the team and then said player winding up not having a meaningful impact on the team works out.
– There are Texans fans who own and still wear Tony Boselli jerseys. They are legends.
– I own a Ray King St. Louis Cardinals jersey and once had someone take a photo of me raking leaves in said jersey. It was worth it.
I’ve only got two jerseys, both authetic – Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork.
Funny story about the Wilfork jersey, actually – that was the first jersey I ever bought, and I wore it to my first ever NFL game (which happened to be the Patriots-Falcons game at the Georgia Dome in 2013). I was with my buddy who was wearing his Tony Gonzalez jersey. Obviously SB51 hadn’t happened yet, so the trash talk was pretty good-natured and fun. However, and I kid you not, the moment that I walked into the actual stadium was the same moment that Vince was being taken off the field due to his season-ending torn Achilles. Yup. Haven’t worn that jersey since that day.
The Brady jersey doesn’t have as interesting a story, I bought that one right around when the suspension dropped for all that deflated ball nonsense.
*authentic
I can’t spell.
I have one authentic jersey – Tedy Bruschi, road whites. And even then I bought it after he retired.
Crabtree. Only rookie jersey I bought. And he held out first 6 weeks. But transformed nicely to a Garcion.
I have 3 Jerseys
1: Devin Hester got it in 2008 and served me for some long years till he went away
2: Walter Payton I cherish it
3: Trubisky I picked it up after I was impressed on Monday Night, yes its early but I want to put my support behind the dude and hopefully he will be my Bears first Franchise QB since before even I was born. Haven’t worn it yet, will wear it tomorrow.
Only own one jersey, and it was given to me as a gift: Alex Smith home Chiefs. I’m a college student and too poor to afford another one, but the Smith jersey hasn’t been as embarrassing as most years so far.
I don’t know what it says that 5-0 is just “less embarrassing.” It says something, though. I know that for sure.
Sincerely, a Pats fan who is still salty about week 1
*sought* out.
Also, my only jersey is a $35 Cutler (Bears) jersey from Sears.
I bought a Alex Smith Jersey when he got drafted. I almost wanted to get rid of it when he was deemed a bust. Glad I didnt.
I really thought there would be a Chris Johnson joke in here
I decided to finally get my first official jersey ever at the end of last year. Jamaal Charles. So of course he would end up on the Broncos. Ah well, at the very least, it’s one I can still wear decades from now and feel proud about what he’s done for the organization.
I have a Melvin Gordon and LT jersey (both throwbacks). I got the Gordon jersey last year, hoping he’d turn his season around. So far he hasn’t been that bad at all, especially with the O-Line he’s playing behind. As of now, I don’t regret buying either jerseys
I have a single jersey that my wife bought for me on our anniversary. It’s a Ray Rice jersey, and I got to wear it all of one year before the infamous elevator punch ended his career. I haven’t had the heart to get a new one since then.
Oh man that’s a bummer.
I have:
Stafford – Authentic Reebok jersey bought in 2009, don’t regret it.
Chancellor – Authentic, won it at Buffalo Wild wings (Bought a 3$ beer, got a 200$ jersey)
Harambe – Custom Authentic Cincinatti Bengals #17 (17 years old Harambe, never forget)
I have five Rams and few of other teams:
• Marshall Faulk (home) – My first Rams jersey, got when I was as 9 in 2005 for Christmas. He spent the next season injured and retired the following season :/
• Torry Holt (home and away) – got these in 2006, probably my best Jersey decisions. Holt still had a few years left in him, although he left the team in 2008 so that sucked—a lot.
• Sam Bradford (home) – As solid as he was, I look at the Bradford era as nothin more than a what could have been trainwreck.
• Tavon Austin (home) – Ugh. It looks like McVay is getting the most out of him thus far, but dear lord he was not worth the eighth overall pick. Probably the last time I’m buying the jersey of a current player. If I do, it’ll be Robert Quinn or Johnny Hekker. I think my next jersey is going to either be a throwback Isaac Bruce or Torry Holt.
Non Rams:
• John Elway and Terrell Davis (home) – Had these since I was little as did pretty much every kid in Denver, broncos fan or not.
I forgot. I also have:
• A.J. Hawk (Away) – Loved him in college. Got it when I was 10
• Brady Quinn (home) – LOL
• Michael Vick (red home) – I got this the year before the dog fighting came to light. Haven’t worn it since.
I currently have 2 and on the lookout for my next.
As a Bears fan, it’s easy to get a HOFer or legdnd jersey and be fine, but I wanted guys who I got to watch play.
#54 Brian Urlacher – (Home) which I got the year he retired.
#33 Charles Tillman – (Away) which I got the year before he went to the Panthers for a year.
I have 3 Packer Jerseys,
AJ Hawk, BJ Raji, and LeRoy Butler. I regret 2 obviously. I also have a Raiders 00 Jim Otto jersey which I love.
I find getting jerseys of offensive players is easy and shows little to no effort. Yes, I could get a Brady jersey, but then I just look like every other fan who spent two seconds thinking about what jersey to get. Getting defensive players shows more taste, more refinement.
I have two official jerseys.
#54 in grey Tedy Bruschi
#55 Willie McGinest in blue
If you say “Who” to either of those, I’m probably not having a beer with you and care little what you think about my choices.
Back when Zoltan Mesko was booting the ball for the Patriots I was considering getting his jersey because the dude could really kick, not to mention that he’s got a pretty cool name. I didn’t end up doing it though because who the hell buys a punter’s jersey? Besides, he wasn’t really THAT special it’s just that I thought so because the guy before him was Chris Hanson (no, not Chris Hansen), who was just plain bad at it.
There is no need to act so pretentious. I’m guessing 90% of fans know who both McGinest and Bruschi are.
I bought a Eagles McCoy jersey in 2011. Thought I was set for at least 6 or 7 years.
I’ve got a Grossman knockoff just-a-wastin’ away in my closet
You’re welcome to it if you come to Seattle and get it
I’ve got a Bronko Nagurski and a George Halas. Red Grange is my next choice. There is no possible way those guy’s legacies won’t stay intact.
don’t have any official stuff; have an off-brand Jim Brown throwback, which is the only NFL player-specific gear I have ever owned
have a couple Indians “shirseys”, one for Brantley (which I naturally got right before he started getting injured every year) and a green (and I have no idea why it’s green) Sizemore, and again wore once while he was still relevant and now just sits on a hanger…
My birthday’s in late June. For my 31st birthday my wife got me a Stanley Cup final Vancouver Canucks jersey and a bunch of memorabilia. I was born in 1980.
When I was a kid, my dad got me a jersey when we attended a San Diego Chargers game. The good news is that the player is still a star in this league today.
The bad news is that it’s Drew Brees Chargers jersey.
I wonder if that has any value. Does a jersey bought before a player becomes a star on a team where they never really were a star become valuable?
Got a $20 Johnny Manziel jersey when he was drafted (My birthday was 2 days before the draft and I got a lot of giftcards for NFL shop) and since he didn’t pan out I at least didn’t drop almost $200 on a Johnny Football Brown’s jersey
My wife bought me a Manziel jersey shortly after the draft that she put away as a Christmas gift. By the time I got it he was already a bust….
Got a good hearty laugh out of it on Christmas morning.
Still have it AND my Couch jersey….
Martellus Bennett (Home Color Rush)- Still wear it every Thursday night game. Knew he wasn’t sticking around after 16, didn’t really care, just wanted a Color Rush jersey. Besides, Martellus is awesome. Got it just before Gronk got hurt so the buy ended up making some sense in the end
Julian Edelman (Home)- Of course the one sensible jersey I buy, it’s right before he destroys his knee
Chris Hogan (Home)- “Who?” jersey for sure, but it’s working out, he’s the only receiver the Pats have that doing much of anything in the red zone. Got it last year
Malcolm Mitchell (Home)- Got it this offseason. Don’t know why, I just like him. It’s definitely a “who” jersey, but I’m pretty confident it won’t be forever. He needs to quit getting hurt so I can actually wear it though
Basically, the one sensible jersey I own is useless right now and the three jersey purchases that made no sense at all are the jerseys I wear. Funny how that works
I got a jersey for a rookie, also my first authentic. I waited till the season was half over though to see if he was actually legit, so not sure if it counts. But considering how Pouncey has played, I’d say it worked out. Though I’m sure I broke someone’s rules for getting an O-lineman’s jersey.
Meanwhile, I got a jersey for an all pro player who had one of the all-time greatest Super Bowl moments a year before, only to see him traded away less than two weeks later. You can never tell, only way to really be sure is to get a retired player, but that takes out half the fun.
Who’s #2?
Santonio Holmes.
I remember going to the movies once in July or August and seeing a kid who looked about seven years old wearing a Tebow Patriots jersey. I thought it was silly and I was proven right less than a month or two later when he was cut after the preseason.
I actually own more soccer jerseys than I do football. But sticking to the theme, I have three NFL jerseys, all Vikings home because I think the purple ones look sharpest:
1. Cheap knockoff Brett Favre as a joke gift from my mom. I keep it for a laugh but have never worn it.
2. Adrian Peterson. Now relegated to the box of shame in my closet.
3. Teddy Bridgewater, bought after his first season. Big mistake, poor guy. This is still the one I wear currently.
I’m thinking about getting a new one, but given my track record, I’m scared what will happen to Thielen or Diggs if I do. I’ll probably end up getting a Jared Allen (69 lol) or vintage Moss just so I don’t end up cursing a current player.
Only two so far. Newton (home), and Kuechly (home). Bought both before SB50, because there was cheap international shipping. I’ve been too broke to justify my next planned Jerseys : Olsen, Davis and Mills.
i think the only jersey i have is RONALDINHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Tebow’s Jets jersey because it was on sale for $15 and they hadn’t put his Pats jersey on clearance yet.
Well they didn’t use him as a Running Back
Last christmas, my son went to Custom Ink and made me a “Does it even matter?” shirt a’la this DP cartoon:
http://www.thedrawplay.com/comic/t-shirt-puns-for-every-quarterback/
Smartass….
Had Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Edgerinn James and Dallas Clark jerseys growing up. The only Jersey I’ve had as an adult is a Luck Jersey, and I rarely wear it anymore. Feels silly to wear another man’s name on my back.
#98 Grant Wistrom
#99 Rocky Bernard
#59 Julian Peterson
#84 TJ Houshmanzadeh
#51 Lofa Tatupu(neon green and signed)
#80 Steve Largent
#37 Shaun Alexander
#31 Kam Chancellor(grey)
#3 Russell Wilson
And the crown jewel of the collection, #7 Tarvaris Jackson
Only a couple so far, an authentic Von Miller alt jersey (bought this after Super Bowl 50, for obvious reasons) and a knockoff Lyle Alzado Raiders jersey (given to me by my mom as a Christmas gift, she for whatever reason thought I was a Raiders fan, still, Alzado used to be a Broncos legend, so I’m not too upset) but future ideas include Emmanuel Sanders, CJ Anderson, Chris Harris Jr., Terrell Davis, and I was briefly considering a Trevor Siemian jersey after the Cowboys game, but wisely reconsidered after the Bills game. Still, I’d get a T-Sims jersey if he can ever pull his head out of his ass and play consistently.
OOOh boy. Last few years, the seahawks started succeeding again, and I had just come into some money. Here is my string of bad decisions.
Hasslebeck- Good purchase, authentic
Cortez Kennedy- Good purchase, authentic
Lofa Tatupu. Given to me as a gift one whole day before he was traded
then the new generation bad decisions got me
Russell Wilson x 2: Don’t regret either, one given as a gift after I had one
Percy Harvin- 🙁
Golden Tate (Super Bowl 48 edition): 🙁
Marshawn Lynch (Drenched edition) and Marshawn lynch (away)- 🙁
Steven Hauschka- 🙁
Earl thomas- Good decision, best safety in NFL right now, top 5 all time IMO
Then non-seahawks related
Clay Thomas- Gift from my packer’s fan brother
Moved to NC so
Cam Newton
Johnathan stewart
(Both knockoffs)
I have two:
Mark Sanchez, purchased my first time in NY, after the second AFC championship game, I only wear it as a self-depricating joke post-buttfumble.
Revis, I got this when he returned to the Jets. Even after the whole Tampa Bay thing, and going up to Boston, he’s still one of the best players I’ll ever see wearing a Jets jersey.
I have two authentic, and one knock off. First is an Eddie George jersey that was a gift. Second is a Matt Leinart that I bought on clearance for like $10 cause I was cheap and needed a cards jersey. Third is a Larry Fitzgerald superbowl jersey I bought at a fleas market. The last one is my favourite, and I’ll probably by an authentic Larry jersey eventually. Maybe once he retires
Only one, Authentic Torrey Smith jersey. Got it about a month before his brother’s motorcycle accident, still pissed we let him walk in FA even if he did turn out to be kinda meh as a WR.
I’ll eventually get a Reed,Lewis Jersey and a JoeFluko one just because.
Just one jersey for me, a Joe Montana from near the end of his career. It’s just a ‘Champion’ brand cheaper one, but I love it.
I have four different packers jerseys
#1: Obviously Brett Favre (home)
#2: Nick Barnett (home)
#3: Clay Matthews (home)
#4: Jordy Nelson (home & was my first Nike-made jersey)
The one jersey I wouldn’t mind buying that isn’t of my primary team is of Russell Wilson, because he’s a former Badger and I actually like the Seahawks jersey design.
Kregg Lumpkin: As a falcons fan it pains me that its a bucs jersey, but his name was to hilarious to pass up.
Julio Jones: Nice black jersey, like the ones from the 90’s
Make a logo collection of deeply team mascots, like the Pittsburgh vs bad road teams
That beats drawing is my wallpaper now
I’m kinda proud I have a Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala jersey. Not so much on the Roethlisberger one.
I got a Reggie Bush jersey right after the Saints drafted him. After he left the Saints, they got Raphael Bush on defense. He deliberately chose the same number (25) so all those old Bush jerseys became “his.”
I’ve got a Drew Brees too.
2 Eli jerseys, one home and the other away. Both given to me as gifts
1 Cruz jersey, home. Bought it myself after he got injured as a small tribute/thanks for the Super Bowl because your not coming back from this one
1 Taylor jersey, home. Personally my favorite since it’s the classic 1980s jerseys which I hold a special love for in my heart
1 Odell jersey, red alternates. Personally really like this one since I love the red jerseys. Too bad they haven’t worn em since 3-5 years ago
1 Browns QB jersey, home. For the lols
I also have 2 Miami Heat jerseys
1 Lebron jersey, away. Got it as a gift when the Heat was still good and could make the playoffs
1 D-Wade jersey, red alternate. Same story
I have a Heath Miller home jersey and a throwback Joe Greene. My rule for jerseys is to go throwback or wait until at least the second contract.
Gotta think long and hard about what jerseys to get. I also get a great player who will be around awhile. Here’s my collection:
Brian Dawkins Home (Midnight Green) Replica (Purchased)
Brian Dawkins Home Alternate (Black) Authentic (Gift)
Brian Dawkins 1933 Throwback (Blue and Yellow) Replica (Purchased)
Jerome Brown Home (Kelly Green) Replica (Purchased)
Fletcher Cox Home (Midnight Green) Replica (Purchased)
Brent Celek Home (Midnight Green) Replica (Purchased)
Trent Cole 1960 Throwback (Kelly Green) Replica (Purchased)
I still want to get a Reggie White Home.
I have 3 Saints jerseys, all bought on ebay, shiped from china 😀
It is just to difficult to buy originals in Germany.
#25 Reggie Bush, Home with the Louisiana Patch from 2006
#51 Jonathan Vilma, Away complete with Superbowl44 patch
#80 Jimmy Graham, Away
I thinking about getting a Willie Snead Color Rush
I also got multiple French mens national team jerseys with Thierry Henry and one with Paul Pogba
First jersey was a replica home Ed Reed jersey. Then a replica black Ray Lewis jersey. Then I found one of those Chinese websites that does the authentic looking ones for cheap. I got a home Joe Flacco and away Ray Rice (that I still wear when they play away. I think he is working hard at redemption, and it was a one time thing. I would have tossed it if I thought it was a repeated offense).
I received a home Tim Tebow jersey as a gift. Love it. Tebow was a winner, beat Pittsburgh in overtime, and was fun to watch despite his inaccuracy. And I received a black with blue trim Luke Kuechly jersey as a gift (that I requested, because I like the Panther colors, and Kuechly is also a beast.)
Got my wife a home Tucker jersey. Who doesn’t love that guy? And the mother-in-law got a color rush Suggs cuz she loves him. I can’t stand him because of the bleach incident.
Random fact: The Seahawks are the only team who’ve never worn their whites at home.
Bobby Engram (home, Reebok)
Matt Hasselbeck (away, Reebok)
Lofa Tatupu (neon green, Reebok)
Marshawn Lynch (home, Nike)
Richard Sherman (neon green, Nike)
Don’t regret any of these. Next up will probably be a Russell Wilson grey alt.
When I was much younger I had a Deuce McAllister jersey that I got as a gift. I loved it a lot, as Deuce was one of the first NFL players I latched on to as a young football fan (and given what the Saints had at the time, it was pretty much my only option outside of, like… Joe Horn or something). I eventually had to quit wearing it because the name on the back started peeling off, as it was a pretty cheap jersey.
I should probably get a Brees jersey at some point, but even the cheap ones are generally more than I like to spend on clothing. Closest thing I have is a T-shirt with a jersey-like name and number on the back, but it doesn’t even fit me very well.
I only have one jersey, but the story around it is a doozy.
The scene is a small town in New Jersey, circa 2004. I was in the third grade when a specific player was invited to talk to our school because a classmate of mines father had won the opportunity in an auction. I was a stupid little kid who wasn’t too big into football yet, but I BEGGED my older brother to let me borrow the player’s jersey and he said yes.
The next day, I walk in wearing a jersey that came down to my knees and looked like a dress on me. Aside from the classmate of mine who’s dad had organized the entire thing, I was the only student wearing this player’s jersey.
He handed out copies of a book he published and asked if anyone wanted autographs. I went up and, while he was signing my book, asked if he could sign the shoulder of my jersey. He said yes. That action alone got me on the front cover of my local paper.
I came back home a hero, bragging to my dad and brother about my newly signed jersey. We have an unwritten rule in my family that if you can improve the monetary value of something you own, then congrats, it’s yours. I hung it over my brother’s head for years. 2 years, to be exact.
That player was Tiki Barber.
I’m 20 now, and have grown into a die-hard New York Football Giants fan who’s still a little bitter that Tiki had to ruin his whole career like the moron he is. That jersey still sits in my closet, and it’s been gathering dust since 2006. I once thought i could sell that jersey for $20,000 (I was a stupid 3rd grader, cut me some slack). Now, I’d probably give it to someone for $4 and a sleeve of PopTarts.
Three jerseys:
Early 2000s Brady (Reebok home) — the replica that was SUPER-thin. I guess “ventilation” all over the body of the shirt means “wash with care and don’t play flag football wearing this”
50th AFL Anniversary Wes Welker (LOL) — the dope all-red jersey with the white & blue striped shoulders.
Current Nike (replica) home Brady jersey. One of my favorite jerseys of all-time based on its fit, finish, and comfort.