Update: The backlash of the yellow jerseys was so much, demand increased for an all-black version.

So here’s our model, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, in a jet-black version of the Steelers’ jerseys.



If the Steelers had to participate in the NFL’s latest marketing ploy, the “Color Rush” campaign, this is what their uniforms might look like.

They might not be as bad as the Colorblind Bowl played between the green Jets and the red Bills Thursday night, but “garish” seems like a fair descriptor.

The Color Rush campaign will cover four Thursday night games between now and the end of the season, according to ESPN. They’re getting away from the dark jersey for home, white jersey for away format that’s clearly dragging the NFL down. Helping boost the prestige of the popular Thursday Night Football brand, both teams will wear primary colors of their alternate third uniform.

Next up is the Titans at Jaguars in Week 11, then the Panthers at Cowboys on Thanksgiving and it mercifully ends with the Buccaneers at Rams in Week 15.

The Steelers avoid having to wear those jerseys, and that’s probably not a coincidence. Seven of the eight teams involved with these jerseys are not among the most popular NFL teams. And the Cowboys get to capitalize on attention garnered that has nothing to do with Greg Hardy.