NFL approved alternate helmets today for teams wearing throwback uniforms starting in 2022, per league sources. This opens the door to the defending world-champion Bucs wearing the old white helmets with the orange swashbuckling Buccaneer as early as 2022.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 24, 2021
Good news, everyone! ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the NFL will allow teams to introduce alternate helmets for the 2022 season, with league spokesman Brian McCarthy clarifying that franchises must notify the NFL office of their plans for the new gear “by no later than July 31.