Chairman George H. McCaskey confirmed at the annual NFL owners meetings Wednesday that the Bears will wear orange jerseys as part of their alternate uniforms this year, though the games have yet to be determined. In past years, the Bears have donned their alternate jerseys in two contests per season.
"The orange jersey is coming back in 2018," McCaskey said.
The Bears last wore orange jerseys in 2011 after also donning them from 2005-09. They wore navy and orange 1940s throwback jerseys in 2010 and each of the past six years.
The Bears are attempting to clarify with the NFL whether they are permitted to change their alternate jerseys on a yearly basis.