On Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers decided to unveil their new alternate uniform at their draft party.
Of course, by “unveil,” I mean that the team teased a partial image to the team’s Snapchat because there’s nothing like judging a partial image of a jersey’s shoulder on a social media service that instantly deletes itself.
Luckily, a screen shot of the new jersey was grabbed.
@49ershub here is the uniform reveal…well part of it. Taken from their Snapchat. @ninersnation @tre9er pic.twitter.com/zsNf3tyioS
— J. Patel (@JPatel311) April 30, 2015
Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch also posted a photo, although this one is unconfirmed to have come from the Niners draft party.
Supposedly (but very unconfirmed) another Niners sneak peek. pic.twitter.com/vUUOrrwPdp
— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) April 30, 2015
If these are legit, thank goodness they’ll only be used as alternates. In a vacuum, the red and black jersey look is fine, but there’s nothing that screams “THESE ARE 49ERS JERSEYS” about these digs. The near-total exclusion of gold (outside of the awkward gold Nike Swoosh) makes these things look dreary and flat, especially with how black the jerseys are. For a team that is named after the San Francisco gold rush, the uniforms could certainly use more color.
