In honor of former Colt Peyton Manning (that still sounds weird) signing with the Denver Broncos, we present to you a gallery of NFL stars wearing the “wrong” uniforms. Like Manning, most of these players were unceremoniously (and sometimes ceremoniously) dumped by the teams they played the bulk of their careers for, but were unwilling to hang up their cleats for good.
Be warned: the images below may contain material offensive to the eyes of die-hard NFL fans. There’s just something so, so wrong about seeing superstar players wearing colors other than the ones we all see in our heads when we remember their playing days.
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- Archie Manning with the Oilers
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- Art Monk with the Eagles
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- Brett Favre with the Jets
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- Brian Westbrook with the 49ers
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- Cris Carter with the Dolphins
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- Deacon Jones with the Redskins
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- Deion Sanders with the Ravens
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- Earl Campbell with the Saints
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- Eli Manning with the Chargers (he was traded to the Giants on draft day and never suited up for the Chargers)
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- Emmitt Smith with the Cardinals
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- Franco Harris with the Seahawks
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- Fred Taylor with the Patriots
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- Isaac Bruce with the 49ers
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- Jerry Rice with the Broncos (and not wearing his trademark #80)
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- Jerry Rice with the Raiders
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- Jerry Rice with the Seahawks
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- Jim Brown with the Raiders (this was part of a publicity stunt when Brown started talking about returning to the game at age 47--he never actually played for the team).
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- Joe Namath with the Rams
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- John Lynch with the Patriots
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- Johnny Unitas with the Chargers
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- Kevin Greene with the Panthers (and without his trademark long hair)
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- Kurt Warner with the Giants
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- Larry Csonka with the Giants
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- OJ Simpson with the 49ers
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- Randy Moss with the Raiders
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- Randy Moss with the Titans
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- Reggie White with the Panthers
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- Rod Woodson with the 49ers
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- Ronnie Lott with the Jets
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- Steve McNair with the Ravens
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- Steve Young with the Buccaneers
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- Thurman Thomas with the Dolphins (and without his trademark vertical bar facemask)
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- Tony Dorsett with the Broncos
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- Warren Moon with the Chiefs
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- Warren Moon with the Seahawks
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- Joe Montana with the Chiefs
*Cris Carter
Fixed. Thanks.
great list, needs Ladanian Tomlinson on the jets though…
Harold Carmichael with the Cowboys.