Earlier this week, the NFL announced a few new game day protocols. Among them, in an effort to further limit contact between players postgame, the league put the kibosh on jersey-swapping in 2020.
The tradition will be done away with as a precaution to minimize potential transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be copious amounts of contact during the game, along with breathing and sweating on each other — but yet the No Fun League has put a stop on the time-honored postgame switcheroo.
Exchanging jerseys became a phenomenon in the early 2010s in the NFL, but the ritual dates back decades in the sport of soccer.
Let’s take a look back at the Steelers’ 2019 jersey swaps because, apparently, it won’t be happening in 2020.
