ESPN NFC North blogger Kevin Seifert details, with the help of some Twitter sleuths, some circumstantial evidence, including Greg Jennings‘ #15 uniform, that the Vikings will sport new unis come the start of the 2013 season.
There has been some speculation for some time that a change is afoot, bolstered by the Vikings’ recent tweaking of their logo. So it shouldn’t surprise that some artistically-skilled fans might offer their own suggestions.
The burst of creativity began in 2010 with news that Nike taking over the outfitting contract for the NFL from Reebok, designers re-imagined the Vikings new uniforms (via Mackin’s Blog and Brandon Moore at Behance):
Minneapolis brand design outfit BAKER set their creatives to work on the new Vikings uniforms:
Vikings quarterback Joe Webb even had a fan send him some designs, which he Tweeted to followers:
MN fans check out these uniforms @danielkaufman1 buddy made and tell me what u think. via.me/-2reb2jw
— Joe Webb (@JoeWebb_14) July 5, 2012
I couldn’t track down where this design originated, but in any case, here’s one last example:
