The New Orleans Saints are entering a new era under Kellen Moore, and they're making additions to their closet along the way. Earlier in the month, the team unveiled new white helmets. On Tuesday morning, the Saints revealed gold jerseys in a video featuring Cameron Jordan, Chris Olave, Demario Davis and other top players.
New Orleans previously teased this announcement a week ago. All the signs were there for a gold jersey in the tease. The most clear sign was the gold light illuminating from the duffle bag Jordan was holding. The announcement video was a continuation of the tease, and we saw Jordan take his gold jersey out of the bag.
Fans have expressed an affinity for the gold jerseys in the past. The Saints only wore them one time, but they left their mark. Fans weren't alone in this desire either. Jordan has campaigned for the return of the gold, and he got his wish. As the caption of the video reads, "What's Gold is New Again."
Saints gold jerseys give the black helmets a second chance
The Saints unveiled black helmets a few years ago, and the reviews were quite low. They wear black jerseys for their home games, but for some reason, the franchise didn't think it was a good idea wear them with black jerseys. The black helmets were inexplicably worn exclusively with the color rush jerseys.
That was a set up for failure. The Saints gave those jerseys their own helmets at the beginning of the month, and it appears the black helmets now have a proper jersey to complement it. Every player in the video had the black helmet and gold jersey.
The team announced the white helmets would only be worn with the color rush jerseys, but they haven't yet made that announcement about the black helmets and gold jerseys. It makes sense to only wear the gold jerseys with black helmets, but the black helmets could still be worn with black jerseys. Either way, the crowns needed some rehabilitation and the gold tops provide that.
Saints fans don't have to wait to go get a jersey. They were announced on Tuesday, but the gold jerseys have been on sale. It was just a few names at first, but since the announcement, there's a more expansive list of players to choose from.