Steelers to wear throwback jerseys vs. Packers; JJ Watt tells team to ‘make ’em permanent’

The Pittsburgh Steelers will likely be dressed in their throwback jerseys for Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Packers, and JJ Watt is obviously in want of it. 

In reality, the elder Watt and present CBS Sports NFL analyst feels that Pittsburgh will have to wear their throwback on a a lot more widespread foundation. 

The team introduced on Tuesday that they are going to wear the uniforms for the primary time since ultimate 12 months’s Christmas Eve win over Las Vegas after they host the Green Bay Packers this Sunday. 

The Steelers are 3-0 of their throwback jerseys that pay homage to the team’s Seventies dynasty. The first win was once in 2018 when the Steelers recorded a 33-18 win over the Browns. Pittsburgh then posted a 17-12 win over the Rams dressed in the throwbacks in 2019. 

Pittsburgh’s throwback jersey, which contains block numbers and does no longer have the team’s brand at the most sensible left a part of the jersey, was once to start with added to the team’s uniform rotation as a part of the franchise’s party of the fortieth anniversaries of the team’s ultimate two Super Bowl wins throughout the ’70s. Pittsburgh defeated the Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII whilst additionally taking the mantle because the “Team of the Decade.” A 12 months later, the Steelers outlasted a gritty Rams squad in entrance of the most important crowd to ever witness a Super Bowl (103,985). 

Cameron Heyward, who if truth be told performed Harris’ ultimate interview sooner than his passing, stated that the present team needs to honor the ’70s groups by means of profitable each time they wear the throwback uniform. 

“I like the little differences, the little nuances, but it’s similar to our standard jersey because that is the tradition we hold,” Heyward stated of the throwbacks, via the team’s website. “You see the entire throwbacks which are available in the market, and they’re cool colours and the whole lot, however we have now a wealthy custom at the back of it understanding we gained such a lot of Super Bowls right here. It’s particular to wear a jersey that resembles the ones.

“This game wouldn’t be what it is today without them. They paved the way for us. We’re just running with it. We are trying to leave the legacy the way they did.”