Hall of Fame wide receiver Paul Warfield, a member of the Cleveland Browns’ last championship team, is pulling no punches when it comes to the team’s redesigned uniforms.
He is unequivocally not a fan.
“I am a vocal critic of them changing their uniforms,’’ Warfield told the Sporting News. “Do you see the Yankees changing their uniforms? Certain staples should never change.
“The orange helmet, the markings on the sleeves, the white jerseys at home — that’s the Cleveland Browns, just like the pinstripes are the New York Yankees.”
The Browns uniforms, which had changed only slightly since Warfield first put one on as a rookie out of Ohio State in 1964, created a link for fans between the original dynastic Browns and the current club, which is continuing to try to find its way in the NFL.