The Eagles’ uniform lineup may be headed for a real shakeup, and the black alternate could be the piece that gets pushed aside.
Philadelphia has kept its look remarkably steady since midnight green became the primary color in 1996. The changes over the years have mostly been small tweaks to the road jerseys, the number outline and the wordmark. The biggest additions came later: the black jersey arrived in 2003, black pants followed in 2014, an alternate black helmet showed up in 2022, and then the Kelly Green throwbacks returned in 2023 along with an alternate Kelly Green helmet.
Since then, the Kelly Green set has become the alternate fans gravitate toward. The black jersey, by comparison, has been used just once a year.
Under the current NFL rules, teams can wear an alternate uniform up to four times per season, and the Eagles have split those appearances by going with Kelly Green three times and black once. The black helmet has been used more than once with the white road jerseys, and the black pants have also stayed in the mix.
Now there’s a possibility that another throwback enters the picture. Jalen Hurts has already been a driving force behind the Kelly Green comeback, and he appears interested in bringing back another look from that same era: the white Kelly Green uniforms worn by the Eagles from 1985 through 1995.
Those white Kelly Green jerseys were a standard part of that period, and the Eagles already have the helmet and pants that would go with them. The catch is simple: the NFL only allows four uniforms in a set, so adding a white Kelly Green jersey would mean something else has to come out.
The home and road jerseys have gone untouched for 30 years and don’t seem likely to be replaced anytime soon. The home Kelly Green uniform is also too popular to go anywhere, which makes the black alternate the most obvious candidate to be shelved if the Eagles decide to go with two throwback looks.
That kind of setup is already in place elsewhere around the league. The San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the clearest examples, with the Buccaneers moving away from the Pewter uniforms in favor of a road creamsicle throwback.
If Philadelphia does add a road Kelly Green throwback, it won’t happen this year. The Eagles have already unveiled their home, road and alternate jerseys with the updated wordmark, so those three are locked into the 2026 rotation. The Kelly Green throwbacks are back as well, and are likely to be worn in three games.
The earliest a road throwback could arrive would be 2027. At that point, the Eagles could use both the home and road throwbacks up to four times in a season, perhaps splitting those appearances two and two.
There’s also another layer coming in 2027: the “Rivalries” uniform could be added to the mix. That could mean an updated black alternate, or it could open the door to a new color or helmet. None of that will be revealed until 2027, but the process is already underway.
So while this season may still feature the current black uniforms, their run could be nearing an end. At the very least, change is coming soon to the Eagles’ uniform set.
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