NFL World Gives Its Hot Takes As Bears Debut Orange Helmets

Football fans mostly agreed that the helmet/jersey combination was too bright under the lights at Soldier Field.

The Bears sported orange helmets for the first time in franchise history on Thursday night vs. the Commanders. It’s fitting that the team debuted the bright orange look in October.

While the helmets along with the orange jerseys were hyped up all week leading up to the game, the NFL world seemed mostly disappointed on Thursday night when the team wore the uniforms under the lights at Soldier Field.

Some NFL fans drew comparisons between the Bears’ uniforms and actual oranges, pumpkins and anything Halloween related.

The Bears look like pumpkins https://t.co/t6pV4PdwCf

— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) October 13, 2022

Overall, the general consensus was that the Bears’ new look was not the right move on Thursday night. For the most part, fans thought the orange helmet and uniform combination was just too much orange. With the bright lights on the field, the uniforms appeared too bright, as well.

Much to the haters’ delight, the Bears will wear the orange helmets one more time this season, although it hasn’t been announced when.

Here’s a roundup of some tweets from people who were not fans of the orange Bears uniforms.

The #Bears’ orange uniforms don’t look any better in person, you guys.
📸: ⁦@Ashlee_Rezin⁩ pic.twitter.com/Z8hqkJEqGZ

— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) October 13, 2022

The Bears orange uniforms: pic.twitter.com/lRcPQlf2JK

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) October 14, 2022

Bears orange helmets would work better with the navy jerseys. Tonight’s combo is too much orange

— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) October 14, 2022

What in the hell are the #Bears wearing tonight? All orange?! Pumpkin spice uniform? #WASvsCHI #NFL https://t.co/srx5CKj3fb

— Ron Clements (@Ron_Clements) October 13, 2022

Bears helmets: cool. Bears jerseys with helmet: wack.

— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) October 14, 2022

The new Bears helmets look great! pic.twitter.com/cwvCFCgO6D

— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 14, 2022

The NFL this year began allowing teams to wear alternate-color helmets after previously disallowing them. The Bears are trying very hard to make the NFL ban them again.

— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) October 14, 2022

Those orange Bears helmets are hideous. pic.twitter.com/PqMQVMW3BX

— Corbin K. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) October 14, 2022

The Bears orange helmets pic.twitter.com/9unHrT9H4a

— Luke Sawhook 🪚🪝 (@lukesawhook) October 14, 2022

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