Introducing the Cleveland Browns 2020 uniforms. MORE: New Browns logo | Visual heritage of the Browns. I hope the designer got paid in advance! The newly retired uniforms got a bad rap. It became the only helmet color by 1952. After the 1995 season, the team “suspended” operations (by moving to Baltimore and becoming the Ravens) until the 1999 season. While they remained a uniform “option,” they would not be worn again for five years. Like all teams in the NFL, the Browns addedplayer namesto the backs of the jerseys. The original jerseyfeatured white numberswhile later iterations used brown numbers. It was the first patch of any kindthat the team wore. Uniforms are much more than just a piece of clothing. This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with Cleveland Browns or NFL Properties LLC. The Browns wore brown, stripeless pantsin an exhibition against the Giants. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. Three jerseys (orange, brown and white) were introduced. Likewise,three pairs of pants (also orange, brown and white) were added. Browns quarterback Tim Couch scrambles during a Monday Night Football game against the St. Louis Rams on Dec. 8, 2003. The sleeve striping in the jerseys changed, and the numbers weregiven an upshadow, just like in the leaked photos. On Wednesday, they did it once more, showing off … Brian Sipe and the Kardiac Kids made the orange pants famous, so when they popped up unexpectedly early in the expansion era, it was a nice, nostalgic surprise. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Cleveland's uniforms feature a … Overall, the uniforms look, well, familiar. Pairing the striped brown pants with the classic white jersey is a nice look But removing the stripes from the color rush uniform? The orange tops were worn sparingly during this time, and would not appear again until 2002. The Cleveland Browns new uniforms were unveiled on Wednesday, giving the team a throwback look to their title days of the 1950s and 1960s. The Plain Dealer. Browns wide receiver Quincy Morgan catches a pass from Tim Couch in front of the Bengals' Mark Roman on October 14, 2001. Dennis Northcutt goes up for a pass as Jets safety Erik Coleman tries to intercept during a 2004 game. Plans were made to place a ”CB” logoon the helmet. For their “return” to Cleveland, the Browns wore a “1999” patch on their uniforms on the white and the brownjerseys. But unless you have a job at mid-size regional paper company, you never wear chocolate brown pants with a white shirt. Joshua Gunter,cleveland.com. John Kuntz,Northeast Ohio Media Group. They’ve been remarkably consistent, but there have been some changes. But Nike did get some things right in its first attempt at a Browns uniform, namely, the matte helmet, “CLEVELAND” on the chest, and the return of the orange pants. Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer. Most notable is … https://www.usatoday.com/.../15/cleveland-browns-new-uniforms/5137394002 In 2002, the orange jerseys reappeared as a third jersey option. The helmet remains the iconic orange with no logo on the sides, too. Oh, my bad, the old color rush pants are now the default brown pants? CLEVELAND — Five years ago, almost to the day, the Cleveland Browns unveiled dramatic changes to their uniforms. This would be the last time any image would appear on the side of the helmet(except for throwback games) for the next 50-plus years. They connect us to the team, older players to new players, and generations to each other. All rights reserved (About Us). Phil Hecken is a uniform aficionado and historian, and is the weekend editor at Uni Watch. Fans will forever associate these uniforms with Baker Mayfield’s debut in 2018 when he came off the bench to lead the team to its first win in nearly two years. But besides that, it’s not difficult to see why the team made the kit its primary uniform last season. Joshua Gunter,The Plain Dealer. The new look features brown jerseys with white numbers and white jerseys … hated it. Unlike the brown and white versions, the orange jerseys featuredbrown drop shadowon the numbers. Our rankings, which originally in appeared on cleveland.com in 2015, have been updated for 2020. For the preseason only, the brown jerseys were given orange numbers outlined in white.The orange pants returned to white and new sleeve and pants stripeswere introduced.