By John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Rutgers displayed their new Adidas football uniforms to golfers as they arrived at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club for the Chris Ash Charity Golf Classic. Can you spot the differences between 2016 and 2017?

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Old and New

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The 2016 Nike uniform is at left and the 2017 Adidas uniform is at right. At first glance there is very little difference.

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2016

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2017

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Rutgers' contract with Adidas begins July 1, and it looks like there will be very little change in the look. Athletic Director Pat Hobbs said he wants the uniforms to be "clean looking." Adidas will begin a year long brand design with more significant changes expected for the 2018 season.

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2016 - R

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2017 - Rutgers

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The Adidas uniforms return to spelling out the name Rutgers instead of just the Block R.

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2016 - Chainmail Shoulders

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2017 - Smooth Shoulders

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In 2016 the shoulders had a "chain mail pattern" that evoked the "earliest form of armor worn by warriors" according to Rutgers promotional literature. This year, just regular looking shoulders.

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2016 - Stripes on the shoulders

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2017 - No stripes, but a state outline

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For 2017 Adidas removed the stripes from the shoulders, but added a small outline of the state of New Jersey on the back.

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2016 - Black Socks

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2017 - White Socks

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Adidas kept the black shoes, but now the socks are white.

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2016 - Air holes in the jersey

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2017 - Air holes in the pants

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Both uniforms have air holes in the jerseys and the pants.

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2016 - Helmet block R

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2017 - Helmet block R

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The design on the Riddell helmet appears unchanged.

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2016 - Clean design

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2017 - Clean design

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While there are subtle differences, in the end the 2016 Nike and 2017 Adidas uniforms are nearly the same.

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