On Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers released their newest uniform for the 2026 season. The alternate jersey that will be worn in Week 5 against the Chicago Bears features a different shade of green with both a white helmet and white pants.
Many of the details of the uniform honor both the history of the franchise dating back to 1919, as well as the thousands of fans who are Green Bay Packers stockholders.
It always has been, and always will be, for the G. pic.twitter.com/RPm9IgyTj8
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) August 25, 2026
The “vintage green” rivalry jersey is now one of five different looks the Packers will likely wear in 2026.
The Packers’ vintage green Rivalries uniforms, and man I dig these
Great nods to tradition while still looking good imo… and technically it’s alabaster but that’s how you do a white-based helmet! https://t.co/fRulhhg6bk pic.twitter.com/eZWUaUXQnu
— Zach Cohen (@ZachCohenFB) August 25, 2026
The other uniforms are: home green jersey with gold pants; road white jersey with gold pants; winter white (white jersey, pants and helmet); 1923 throwback jersey (navy blue jersey, dark gold pants, leather painted helmets).
The NFL Rivalries jerseys this season are for both the NFC North and AFC South. The Lions and Vikings will each wear their Rivalries jerseys in their two meetings this season, as well as both the Packers and Bears in the games in Week 5 and Week 16.
The full 2026 Rivalries uniforms are finally here… these are my picks for the BEST (as of now) lmk yours!
Uniform: Packers
Jersey: Packers
Helmet: Titans
Pants: Jaguars
Socks: Bears
Color scheme: Texans
Numbers: Vikings
Sleeve design: Vikings
Helmet shell: Colts
Surprise: Lions https://t.co/OaxI4OofLE pic.twitter.com/p4NcIFbVSG
— Zach Cohen (@ZachCohenFB) August 25, 2026
Strengths of the rivalries jerseys
1.White helmet
The Packers’ alabaster colored helmets, green-gold-green striping and green facemasks is a big improvement over the winter white helmets. The helmets and pants having the same stripes is a great look.
2. TV Numbers
Many of Nike’s new uniforms do not include TV (shoulder) numbers, but thankfully the Packers’ jerseys do have them. Having TV numbers looks good with the gold-white-gold stripes on the sleeves of the jerseys.
3. White pants
A green helmet would have been a great addition to the Packers uniform wardrobe, but the pairing of white helmets and white pants is a good look. The game between the Packers and Bears should have a good aesthetic look, as long as the Bears wear their navy blue pants. The last time they wore white pants at Lambeau Field was way back in 2009.
4. Gold trim on numbers, gold names on back of jersey
The gold trim on the white numbers is a welcome addition as all of the other Packers uniforms have just one color for their numbers with no trim.
5. Green socks with the white pants
One of the worst trends in the NFL now is now wearing both white pants with solid white socks. Thankfully the Packers will be wearing green socks with their white pants.
Negatives of jerseys
1. They are not the regular jerseys.
The Packers have one of the best uniforms in the league. It has been some getting used to not seeing their traditional green or white uniforms for any of the 17 games or playoff games.
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Mitch McLaughlin is a Packers fan and shareholder residing in Sacramento, California. He will be writing Packers stories each week on Cheesehead TV. He can be found on Twitter: @McLaughlinMitch