Thursday Night Football will no longer feature the alternate uniforms known as color rush jerseys, and the weekly game will feature better matchups going forward, a FOX Sports official said Tuesday.
Bill Wanger, FOX Sports' executive vice president of programming, delivered the news to Jason Barrett of Barrett Sports Media. It marks another step in the evolution of TNF, which has been broadcast on CBS, NBC, and NFL Network at various points in recent years.
On color rush, the uniforms aren't going away completely. It's just that they might not be exclusive to Thursday nights anymore, sources say. Could be some other tweaks to the uniform policy as well. Also, this is subject to votes from ownership.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 10, 2018
The color rush uniforms became a staple of the Thursday night games over the last three seasons, with the jerseys often drawing polarizing reactions from fans around the league.
FOX Sports purchased the Thursday Night Football package earlier this offseason, and has its broadcast rights for the next five campaigns.
