Atlanta Falcons announce new look for 2022 season

The fans asked for it, and the Falcons delivered

The Atlanta Falcons announced they are bringing back their red helmets for part of the 2022 season. With these helmets, the team will sport their 1966 throwback uniforms.

In the announcement on the team’s social media pages, the Falcons had the date listed for the helmets’ debut as October 16, when they host the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6 of the season.

This helmet sports a solid red coat and gray face mask with a black throwback logo on the side. Along with a black stipe down the middle, the stripe is trimmed with white and gold, which was designed to represent rival schools Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia.

The team wore the version with the gold trim from 1966 to 1969, removing the gold in 1970.

The NFL recently announced a looser policy on uniforms, which allowed teams to sport an alternate helmet that could be paired with a throwback, color rush, or alternate uniforms.

Many teams were in line to take advantage of the looser rules the NFL announced, with the Falcons included in that list.

In their schedule announcement video, the Falcons dropped a hint about the new helmets, with the helmet in the background if you look closely.

When this was announced by the NFL, the move for Atlanta to bring the red helmets back was one that was much requested by many fans, and even those who thought the helmets simply wanted to see the helmets on the field.

The announcement brought plenty of praise, as many on social media are very happy to see the helmets come back after the team announced them.