Editing Seattle Seahawks (section)

==Logos and uniforms==
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[[File:NFC-Throwback2-Uniform-SEA.PNG|thumb|right|150px|The Seahawks uniform, 1976–1982.]]
When the Seahawks debuted in {{nfly|1976}}, the team's logo was a stylized royal blue and forest green osprey's head based on [[Kwakwakaʼwakw art]] masks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wright |first=Robin K. |title=Burke Blog: Introducing the mask that inspired the Seattle Seahawks logo |url=https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/mask-inspired-seahawks-logo |publisher=[[Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture]] |date=January 28, 2014 |access-date=January 29, 2015 |archive-date=November 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105072752/https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/mask-inspired-seahawks-logo |url-status=live }}</ref> The helmet and pants were silver while the home jerseys were royal blue with white and green sleeve stripes and white numerals and names. The road jersey was white, with white, blue and green sleeve stripes and had blue numerals and names. The socks were blue and had the same green and white striping pattern seen on the blue jerseys. Black shoes were worn for the first four seasons, one of the few NFL teams that did so in the late 1970s, at a time when most teams were wearing white shoes. They would switch to white shoes in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yantz|first=Mickel|title=Seahawk Uni History|url=http://mickelyantz.com/HawksUnis.html|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-date=January 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112031750/http://mickelyantz.com/HawksUnis.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2023 |title=The Bold Blue & White – A History of Seattle Seahawks Uniforms |url=https://www.customizedguys.com/a-history-of-seattle-seahawks-uniforms/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In {{nfly|1983}}, coinciding with the arrival of [[Chuck Knox]] as head coach, the uniforms were updated slightly. The striping on the arms now incorporated the Seahawks logo, and the ''TV numbers'', previously located on the sleeves, moved onto the shoulders. The helmet facemasks changed from gray to blue. Also, the socks went solid blue at the top, and white on bottom.<ref>{{cite news|last=Farnsworth|first=Clare|title=Seahawks Uniform Timeline|url=http://blog.seahawks.com/2012/04/04/photo-blog-seahawks-uniform-timeline/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Seahawks.com|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=January 29, 2015|archive-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318023246/http://blog.seahawks.com/2012/04/04/photo-blog-seahawks-uniform-timeline/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 1985 season, the team wore 10th Anniversary patches on the left side of their pants. It had the Seahawks logo streaking through the number 10. In 1994, the year of the NFL's 75th Anniversary, the Seahawks changed the style of their numbering to something more suitable for the team; Pro Block from then until 2001. That same year, the Seahawks wore a vintage jersey for select games resembling the 1976–82 uniforms. However, the helmet facemasks remained blue. The logos also became sewn on instead of being screen-printed. In 2000, [[Shaun Alexander]]'s rookie year and [[Cortez Kennedy]]'s last, the Seattle Seahawks celebrated their 25th Anniversary; the logo was worn on the upper left chest of the jersey. In 2001, the Seahawks switched to the new [[Reebok]] uniform system still in their then-current uniforms after that company signed a 10-year deal to be the exclusive uniform supplier to the NFL, but it would be their last in this uniform after the season ended. Prior to this, various companies made the team's uniforms.

[[File:NFCW-Uniform-Combination-SEA.PNG|thumb|right|350px|Seattle Seahawks uniform combinations, 2002–2011. A green alternate jersey was used, but only for one game of the 2009 season.]]
On March 1, {{nfly|2002}}, to coincide with the team moving to the [[National Football Conference|NFC]] as well as the opening of Seahawks Stadium, both the logo and the uniforms were heavily redesigned. The Wordmark was designed by Mark Verlander and the logo was designed by NFL Properties in-house design team. The colors were modified to a lighter "Seahawks Blue", a darker "Seahawks Navy" and lime green piping. The helmets also were changed from silver to the lighter "Seahawks Blue" color after a fan poll was conducted. Silver would not be seen again until 2012. The logo artwork was also subtly altered, with an arched eyebrow and a forward-facing pupil suggesting a more aggressive-looking bird. At first, the team had planned to wear silver helmets at home and blue helmets on the road, but since NFL rules forbid the use of multiple helmets, the team held the fan poll to decide which color helmet would be worn. The team had usually worn all blue at home and all white on the road since 2003, but late in the 2009 season, the Seahawks wore the white jersey-blue pants combo. The blue jersey and white pants combo has been worn for only one regular-season game, the 2005 season opener at the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]], while the white jersey and blue pants combination has not been worn regularly since late in the 2002 season, with the exception of late in the 2009 season. In 2009, the Seahawks once again wore the white jersey and blue pants combination for road games against [[Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota]] (November 22), [[St. Louis Rams|St. Louis]] (November 29), [[Houston Texans|Houston]] (December 13), and [[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay]] (December 27).

The Seahawks wore their home blue jerseys during [[Super Bowl XL]] despite being designated as the visitor, since the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], the designated home team, elected to wear their white jerseys.

[[File:Seattle Seahawks 2009 players.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Seahawks players wearing green jerseys in 2009.]]
On September 27, 2009, the Seahawks wore lime green jerseys for the first time, paired with new dark navy blue pants in a game against the [[Chicago Bears]]. The jerseys matched their new sister team, the expansion [[Seattle Sounders FC]] of [[Major League Soccer]] who wear green jerseys with blue pants. On December 6, 2009, the Seahawks wore their Seahawks blue jersey with the new dark navy blue pants for the first time, in a game against the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. The Seahawks broke out the same combo two weeks later against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], and two weeks after that in the 2009 regular-season finale against the [[Tennessee Titans]]. In December 2009, then-coach Jim Mora announced that the new lime green jerseys were being retired because the team did not win in them, because he liked the standard blue home jerseys better, and added that the home jersey is a better match for the navy pants.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johns |first=Greg |title=Big Seahawks news: Green jerseys retired! |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2009/12/09/big-seahawks-news-green-jerseys-retired/ |newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=April 29, 2013 |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182350/http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2009/12/09/big-seahawks-news-green-jerseys-retired/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same press conference, he stated that the new navy pants "felt better" on players as opposed to the Seahawks blue pants. For the 2010 season, Seattle returned to the traditional all "Seahawks Blue" at home and all white on the road.

[[File:Russell Wilson vs Vikings, November 4, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Russell Wilson]] wearing the current Seahawks home uniform.]]
On April 3, 2012, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], which took over as the official uniform supplier for the league from [[Reebok]], unveiled new uniform and logo designs for the Seahawks for the [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|2012 season]]. The new designs incorporate a new accent color, "Wolf Grey", and the main colors are "College Navy" and "Action Green".<ref name="SeahawksFranchiseHistory" /><ref name="SeahawksTeamCapsule" /> The uniforms incorporate "feather trims", multiple feathers on the crown of the helmet, twelve feathers printed on the neckline and down each pant leg to represent the "[[12th man (football)|12th Man]]", referring to the team's fans.<ref>{{cite news|last=Farnsworth|first=Clare|title=Seahawks' new look leaves other players longing|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2012/04/03/seahawks-new-look-leaves-other-players-longing|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Seahawks.com|date=April 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100941/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2012/04/03/seahawks-new-look-leaves-other-players-longing|archive-date=September 24, 2015|access-date=April 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hanzus|first=Dan|title=Nike saves biggest changes for neighboring Seahawks|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8280e4ae/article/nike-saves-biggest-changes-for-neighboring-seahawks?module=HP11_headline_stack|publisher=National Football League|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=August 26, 2015|archive-date=October 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010084854/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8280e4ae/article/nike-saves-biggest-changes-for-neighboring-seahawks?module=HP11_headline_stack|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Seahawks have three different jersey colors: navy blue, white, and an alternate grey jersey. The Seahawks will have three different pants: navy blue with green feathers, gray with navy blue feathers, and white with navy blue feathers. Their new logo replaces the Seahawk blue with wolf grey. Altogether, there are nine different uniform combinations possible.

The Seahawks wore their Nike home blue jerseys for the first regular-season game on September 16, 2012, against the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. The uniform [[Marshawn Lynch]] wore in that game is preserved at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Seahawks uniform preserved|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/2012/9/19/seattle-seahawks-uniform-in-football-hall-of-fame/|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-date=May 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529195608/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/2012/9/19/seattle-seahawks-uniform-in-football-hall-of-fame/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 9, 2012, the Seahawks wore their Nike white away jerseys for the first regular-season game against the [[Arizona Cardinals]]; on October 14, 2012, with the [[Carolina Panthers]] wearing white at home, they wore their blue jerseys with gray pants (and would do so again against the [[Miami Dolphins]] seven weeks later); and on December 16, 2012, they wore their Alternate Wolf Grey jerseys for the first time against the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref name="m098">{{cite web | last=Alexander | first=Mookie | title=Long live the Seahawks' "Wolf Grey" uniforms | website=Field Gulls | date=2020-05-01 | url=https://www.fieldgulls.com/2020/5/1/21243376/seattle-seahawks-wolf-grey-uniforms | access-date=2024-08-28}}</ref>

The all-navy ensemble is the Seahawks' current primary uniform option for home games. Initially, the Seahawks paired their navy uniforms with gray pants on select road games in which the home team wore white jerseys, but on December 5, 2021, the Seahawks wore this combination at home for the first time in a game against the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. On the road, the Seahawks primarily pair their white uniforms with the navy pants (that combination was used during their [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] win), although they also pair the white uniforms with either white or gray pants on occasion. The all-gray uniforms were worn occasionally on the road, mainly against the Arizona Cardinals.

In 2016, the Seahawks unveiled their [[NFL Color Rush]] uniform, an all-Action Green ensemble.<ref name="w740">{{cite web| title=Seahawks unveil Color Rush uniform for 2016 | website=ESPN.com | date=2016-09-13 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17538277/seattle-seahawks-unveil-color-rush-uniform-2016 | access-date=2024-08-28}}</ref> They first wore the uniform on December 16 against the [[Los Angeles Rams]] at home, marking the first time they wore green uniforms since 2009. The Seahawks continue to wear the Color Rush set as an alternate uniform alongside the all-gray combination.

During a home matchup with the Vikings on December 3, 2019, the Seahawks wore their Color Rush green tops and regular navy pants.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Seahawks |author=Seattle Seahawks |number=1199789576719437824 |date = November 28, 2019 |title=Mixing it up for #MNF.}}</ref> The combination was used again on October 11, 2020, also against the Vikings, and then again on November 19, against the Arizona Cardinals. It was used once in 2021, on Thursday Night Football vs. the Rams.

In July 2023, the Seahawks introduced a throwback uniform set inspired by the team's 1983–2001 design. These uniforms were worn in Week 8 against the [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref name="z736">{{cite web | last=Baca | first=Michael | title=Seahawks unveil 1990s-inspired throwback uniforms | website=NFL.com | date=2023-07-19 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-unveil-1990s-inspired-throwback-uniforms | access-date=2024-08-28}}</ref> Consequently, the gray alternate tops were retired due to NFL regulations restricting teams to two alternate jerseys.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alfano |first=Jonathan |date=2023-07-21 |title=Seahawks Throwbacks In, 'Wolf Grey' Jerseys Out |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/news/seattle-seahawks-wolf-grey-jerseys-throwback-uniforms-reveal |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Sports Illustrated Seattle Seahawks News, Analysis and More |language=en}}</ref>

Prior to 2023, the Seahawks were the only NFL team to have never worn white jerseys in a home game.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brulia |first=Tim |title=White at Home in the NFL |url=http://www.uni-watch.com/research-projects/white-at-home-in-the-nfl/ |work=Uni Watch |access-date=June 12, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709090632/http://www.uni-watch.com/research-projects/white-at-home-in-the-nfl/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, on September 24, 2023, the Seahawks wore their white jerseys at home for the first time, doing so against the Carolina Panthers. The game served as the 10th anniversary of the Seahawks' first Super Bowl victory, as the current team wore the same white jersey/navy pants combination from Super Bowl XLVIII.<ref name="v576">{{cite web | last=Gunther | first=Colin | title=Seahawks Announce Uniform Combo For Week 3 vs. Panthers | website=Seahawks Home | date=2023-09-21 | url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/2023-week-3-seahawks-panthers-uniform-combo | access-date=2024-08-28}}</ref>