Redskins vs. Saints game thread

[DynamiteRave]

Off Topic.

But can someone explain the C and the star on JC's jersey? I noticed it in Madden too. But never understood what it meant..

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Off Topic.

But can someone explain the C and the star on JC's jersey? I noticed it in Madden too. But never understood what it meant..

I didn't see anyone give you an answer in a few pages after this so here's your answer: "Captain"

Last season the teams were allowed to place a minimum of 6 captain's designations on unirforms. Most teams do it, some don't.

The standard NFL uniform regalia doesn't change all that often, excluding the odd commemorative patch here and there. But this season in the NFL, two major changes have been made to the uniform styles fans have come to know and love.

Each uniform change has its own specific purpose and is designed to call attention to different aspects of the game.

Both changes were unveiled this pre-season and were originally met with confusion by fans, but now are starting to become more familiar.

The lime-green dot is placed on the back of a player's helmet, and is used to signify the one designated player for each team that has a radio headset inside of his helmet. The dot was deemed necessary because of the potential for a problem situation to arise where teams could conceivably place headsets inside more players' helmets, thus giving them a competitive advantage as far as communicating with their teammates. Having multiple headets would be most advantageous in a situation on the road when the opposing crowd is cheering loudly and disrupting the play calls. A team with multiple headsets would have little problem communicating, taking away some of the other team's home field advantage. Quarterbacks are the main wearers of the green dot stickers.

The second uniform change is the addition of the "C" patch on a player's right shoulder. The "C" stands for "captain," and each captain is elected for a one-year term to be a captain. Not all captains have the "C" on their jersey, however, making it a little confusing. That's because a maximum of six players per team can wear the patch on their jerseys, and some teams like the Patriots for example have more than six (New England has seven and Tom Brady is actually the one who doesn't wear the patch). The four stars underneath each "C" logo represent are each filled in for every year a player fulfills his duties as captain, but they are not retroactive, so no one in the league actually has more than one star under his "C" at this point in time. Some teams don't wear them as often as others, however.