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The Herald Scotland
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Bills' helmets: Buffalo to use 2 throwbacks in 2025, including red one
"There's no better way to celebrate our fans and honor our team's history by bringing back the red helmets. The Bills provided this region with some of the most incredible moments in franchise history in the 1990s wearing these helmets and we feel this is a great way to commemorate the closing of Highmark Stadium in our regular season finale," the club's chief operating officer, Pete Guelli, said in a statement. The Bills are scheduled to move into their new building for the 2026 season. In addition, Buffalo is bringing back the red 'Standing Buffalo' logo that served as the franchise's primary emblem from its AFL days in the 1960s until 1973, Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson becoming the first player to break the 2,000-yard rushing barrier in that insignia's final game as the Bills' main one. It was last used as a throwback during the 2021 season. The grazing buff will return at Atlanta for a Monday night game against the Falcons on October 13. The Bills will also use it at home on November 16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All NFL news on and off the field. Sign up for USA TODAY's 4th and Monday newsletter.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bills to bring back throwback red helmets for final game at Highmark Stadium
The Buffalo Bills will wear their nostalgic red helmets for the first time since 2001 when they host the New York Jets in Week 18, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon. After 24 years, the Bills are bringing back the headgear to commemorate the final home game at the current Highmark Stadium. Starting next season, the team will play at the new Highmark stadium, right next door to their current address in Orchard Park. Advertisement The Bills wore their red helmets from 1987-2001. With the bold, red base, the helmet features the blue and white logo on the side and a white facemask. "There's no better way to celebrate our fans and honor our team's history by bringing back the red helmets," Bills Chief Operating Officer Pete Guelli said in a statement. "The Bills provided this region with some of the most incredible moments in franchise history in the 1990s wearing these helmets and we feel this is a great way to commemorate the closing of Highmark Stadium in our regular season finale." Apart from the mask, the team will bring back their vintage "Standing Buffalo" uniforms twice this season. The helmet featuring a red silhouette of the Buffalo logo was memorably paired with their white jerseys, an ensemble introduced in 1962 and making its way back for Week 5 in Atlanta and Week 11 against Tampa Bay. Buffalo last wore the vintage combo on October 31, 2021, in a 26-11 win against the Miami Dolphins. Advertisement While giving an ode to their past, the Bills' present offers fans plenty of promise. Buffalo has made it to the divisional round of the postseason every year since 2020, making the conference title game in 2020 and 2024. Behind MVP Josh Allen, the Bills finished atop the AFC East with a 13-4 record this past season. They took down the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
In nod to team's history, Buffalo Bills to wear two additional helmets in 2025
The Bills are adding some Buffalo sauce and blue cheese (or is it ranch?) to their uniform closet in 2025, which will be the team's final one at Highmark Stadium. The team will bring back the red helmets it wore from 1984 to 2010 − and specifically the version used from 1987 to 2001, with white facemasks and blue and white stripes running down the crown's centerline − for the regular-season finale in Orchard Park, New York, against the Jets on January 4. They're the same helmets the Bills featured during their four consecutive Super Bowl losses between the 1990 and '93 seasons. "There's no better way to celebrate our fans and honor our team's history by bringing back the red helmets. The Bills provided this region with some of the most incredible moments in franchise history in the 1990s wearing these helmets and we feel this is a great way to commemorate the closing of Highmark Stadium in our regular season finale," said the club's chief operating officer, Pete Guelli, in a statement. The Bills are scheduled to move into their new building for the start of the 2026 season. In addition, Buffalo is bringing back the red 'Standing Buffalo' logo that served as the franchise's primary emblem from its AFL days in the 1960s until 1973. It was last used as a throwback during the 2021 season. The grazing buff will return at Atlanta for a Monday night game against the Falcons on October 13. The Bills will also use it at home on November 16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. . This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Bills' helmets: Buffalo to use 2 throwbacks in 2025, including red one
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
In nod to team's history, Buffalo Bills to wear two additional helmets in 2025
The Bills are adding some Buffalo sauce and blue cheese (or is it ranch?) to their uniform closet in 2025, which will be the team's final one at Highmark Stadium. The team will bring back the red helmets it wore from 1984 to 2010 − and specifically the version used from 1987 to 2001, with white facemasks and blue and white stripes running down the crown's centerline − for the regular-season finale in Orchard Park, New York, against the Jets on January 4. They're the same helmets the Bills featured during their four consecutive Super Bowl losses between the 1990 and '93 seasons. "There's no better way to celebrate our fans and honor our team's history by bringing back the red helmets. The Bills provided this region with some of the most incredible moments in franchise history in the 1990s wearing these helmets and we feel this is a great way to commemorate the closing of Highmark Stadium in our regular season finale," said the club's chief operating officer, Pete Guelli, in a statement. The Bills are scheduled to move into their new building for the start of the 2026 season. In addition, Buffalo is bringing back the red 'Standing Buffalo' logo that served as the franchise's primary emblem from its AFL days in the 1960s until 1973. It was last used as a throwback during the 2021 season. The grazing buff will return at Atlanta for a Monday night game against the Falcons on October 13. The Bills will also use it at home on November 16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All NFL news on and off the field. Sign up for USA TODAY's 4th and Monday newsletter.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sabres To Use Bills Stadium Facilities For Decentralized Draft
The NHL will hold the first – and possibly only – decentralized draft at the end of June, which is similar in structure to the annual NFL Drafts where each team's management remains in their respective towns and calls in their picks to a central location, which this year will be in Los Angeles, CA. For this occasion, the Buffalo Sabres will be using the draft room facilities of their NFL counterpart, the Buffalo Bills, for the Draft on June 27th and 28th at Highmark Stadium. 'The synergies between the Sabres and Bills are genuine and we are well positioned for the new NHL draft process by utilizing the space and experience at One Bills Drive for our Sabres draft this season,' Sabres and Bills Chief Operating Officer Pete Guelli said in a press release. 'There's a strong relationship between both staffs which has made the process seamless and we are grateful to be able to take advantage of an environment that's been tested and proven on a large scale. Utilizing the Bills' draft room will also allow us to see what works best and what we can implement to enhance our capabilities even more for future drafts.' Advertisement Other Sabres Stories Is Peterka In Prime Position For Big Payday? Sabres Summer Dilemmas - Bowen Byram Sabres Facing An Off-Season Of Change The Sabres are expected to have all of their managerial and scouting staff in Orchard Park, including general manager Kevyn Adams, newly hired senior advisor Jarmo Kekalainen, the Sabres and Rochester Americans coaching staffs, and members of the analytics, scouting, and development departments. It is very possible that this decentralized draft may be a one shot deal. There are indicators that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is not a fan of the new setup based on statements made to the media, and Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported earlier this year that the league may return to a centralized draft as part of a setup similar to Majorr League Baseball's Winter Meetings, with the NHL Awards, the Draft and the beginning of free agency will all be held in the same location. Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo
