Why has the Saints helmet gotten progressively lighter through history?

Because concussions

That first one looks like a fake someone bought on Craigslist.

My guess is the change from reebok to nike, that's when the pants went tan.

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My guess is the change from reebok to nike, that's when the pants went tan.

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Nike doesn't make helmets. Or paint

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Sun bleaching.

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Unlikely.

I know for a fact the Saints helmet color hasn't changed one iota since at least 2000 when we went to the smaller FDL. I dont think it was darker in the 1990s or even 1980s - Google Everett and Hebert and they look the same shade to me - especially in outdoor pics.

I think the Superdome was darker or tougher to take pics in back in the 70s and 80s and that's why the helmets looked darker in a lot of footage.

Check out Archie's helmet in this pic from early 80s - looks like the same gold as today IMO. Only in the early days late 60's early 70's were the helmets more old gold.

The sticker on the first helmet is peeling off. Get the gorilla glue.

This site is GOAT as far as historical uniforms go

Looks like there was a very slight change to a lighter color coinciding with the 2012 Nike change.

But there is a very noticeable lightening on the helmets (and uniform in general) from 1980 to 1981.

Also, 1974 seems to be a 1 year outlier from all other years with a much more yellowish tone.

Those 76-85 unis were bad arse. Bring back those with more of a darker gold like the color rush and those uniforms would be money.

Those uniforms are god damn beautiful. I think the problem with that gold, though, is that it's hard to replicate it on merchandise. So, Nike, or whoever will have the uniform contract, won't want to go back to the original color.