The Minnesota Vikings already made headlines this week by signing receiver Justin Jefferson to a $140 million contract. But the team stays on top of the news cycle by showing off their great alternative topics for week 15.
The Vikings on Thursday unveiled their all-white “Winter Warrior” uniforms, which the team will wear during the Week 15 Monday night game with the Chicago Bears on December 16.
Minnesota officially unveiled the alternate look with a video on social media featuring Jefferson, Aaron Jones, Harrison Smith, Byron Murphy Jr., Jordan Addison, Ivan Pace Jr., Jonathan Greenard, TJ Hockenson, Josh Metellus and CJ Ham wearing the fresh, icy uniforms in an arctic setting with stalagmites sticking out of the ground, like the Fortress of Solitude from 1978’s ‘Superman: The Movie’.
The “Winter Warrior” uniform is all white, although the team’s signature purple outlines the Viking horn logo on the helmet and a silver stripe down the center. Silver and purple stripes also adorn the shoulders and pant lines. And the jersey numbers are purple with a silver outline, while the nameplates are all purple. No gold in this look.
At first glance, the uniforms almost look like the white, silver and black road uniforms of the Las Vegas Raiders. Although the purple is the distinguishing feature. Head coach Kevin O’Connell was hoping for a look that Al Davis would have called for in the team’s official announcement.
“Where’s mine?” he said. “Where’s the coach’s white head-to-toe warm-up jumpsuit?”
According to the Vikings, the ‘Winter Warrior’ look has been in the works for two years. The idea was presented to fans, who responded positively.
“Our fans loved it, and that’s how we knew, ‘Okay, we really want to embrace this and use this direction for our new alternate uniforms,’” said Alicia Dreyer, Vikings creative director. “One of the biggest pieces of feedback we got from fans with our Winter Whiteout was that we wanted to see an all-white helmet.”
Vikings players and fans are certainly grateful that the team is playing indoors at US Bank Stadium. But imagine if it was a snowy Monday night in Minneapolis and the home team was playing this all-white ensemble on the field. That would be cool. Cold, even.
