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DATE

Dec. 24, 2024

Opinion Staff Editorial

Spencer’s Hot Takes: NFL team logos

It is that time of year again. Football season. Objectively, there are team logos in the National Football League that are above others and I am here to start and end the argument. Something that is definitely worth noting is that none of these rankings have been decided based on a team’s history or how good they are. Just pure looks of the logo. 

That being said, the number one spot on this list belongs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With their own wonderful take on the jolly roger attached to a sword, originality is not something that can be debated. The red and silver color scheme also works wonders.

In an extremely close second place is the Minnesota Vikings. Purple, white and gold is not a color scheme you see anywhere else in the NFL. Having an actual viking as the logo is genius compared to some of the duller logos in the league, which makes it an easy second place in my list.

In third place I have the Tennessee Titans. Red, white and blue can easily be overdone by any sports team, however the Titans have found the perfect way to get the best out of the colors without making them boring.

Close runner-ups are the Los Angeles Chargers and the Buffalo Bills trailing close behind.

Now for the worst logos. The logos that simply do not stack up due to their annoying unoriginality and complete disregard for care when curating a design and color scheme.

In third to last I have the Pittsburgh Steelers. With a name like “Steelers” there is such potential for a great logo. However, the Steelers organization decided they would just settle for a circle with their name and three stars in it. No disrespect to the city of Pittsburgh and its rich steel-working history, but your logo is trash.

For the second to worst logo in the NFL, I have the New York Jets. I have no sympathy for the Jets here. It is a green football with their name slapped on it. No originality at all.  It is just so boring. I can find literally nothing good to say about it. Their name is the Jets, you would think they would come up with something plane related, but no. Their logo is a perfect representation of who they are as an organization, a disappointment.

Finally, the worst logo in all of the NFL belongs to the New York Giants. One may think I am being too hard on the New York teams but I simply do not care. It is literally the letters N and Y in blue. There is no originality and nothing remotely special about the Giants design. Again, like the Jets, the potential is there, yet here we are with a boring design. A terrible design. The worst design.

These are my opinions. However, I refuse to be shaken from where I stand on this matter and I challenge anyone to prove me wrong.


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