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  As you may have heard, there was a bit of a kerfuffle last weekend when someone noticed that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hadnt been wearing the NFL logo on his helmet during the preseason, which led some observers to wonder if this might have been a silent protest regarding his season-opening suspension. Wholesale Air Max 2018 Free Shipping . (Brady, for his part, has reportedly said he wasnt aware that the logo was missing.)That raises an interesting question: When did the NFL logo get added to players helmets anyway? And whats the logos history?Lets start with that last question. The NFL adopted a shield-based logo in 1940. No designer has ever been credited. The original version featured pinstripes, which were removed in 1970. The current version, adopted in 2008, features eight stars -- one for each NFL division -- and a football rendering based on the ball used on the Lombardi Trophy.A variation of the logo was created to celebrate the leagues 50th anniversary in 1969. All NFL teams wore the anniversary logo as a jersey patch on their left sleeves or shoulders that season. It marked the first appearance of the leagues logo -- or something very much like it -- on team uniforms, although that didnt start a trend. It would be more than two decades before players once again wore the shield.The league logo didnt reappear on NFL uniforms until the start of the 1991 season, when it was added to the base of the jersey collar, the upper-left pant leg, and the back-left base of the helmet. This means, among other things, that the last NFL game without the league logo on the uniforms was Super Bowl XXV, and that the last play without the league logo on the uniforms was Scott Norwoods infamous missed field goal attempt: The jersey collar logo has stayed in place for 25 years now, but it has undergone some format changes. It began as a small patch, which was worn from 1991 through 2001. Then it morphed into a slightly larger patch with a white background and the word Equipment above the shield, which was worn from 2002 through 2011 (with the shield itself being updated in 2008, reflecting the logo revision described earlier). And then in 2012, when Nike took over from Reebok as the leagues uniform outfitter, the patch was replaced by a small plastic chip, and the white background and Equipment were eliminated.The logo on the pants has undergone the same changes as the one on the jersey, with one additional development: When the patch was replaced by the chip in 2012, the logo also moved from the left pant leg to the right.That brings us to the logo on the helmet, which may or may not have been Tom Bradys recent bête noir. The helmet logo decal always has been in roughly the same spot since its 1991 debut, but it has been modified many times over the years -- sometimes on a league-wide basis and sometimes by individual teams. For example:? When Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney Sr. died in 1988, two Steelers opponents -- the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles -- honored him by wearing memorial decals based on the NFL logo. The Eagles even upped the ante by wearing the memorial on the front of their helmets, which appears to be the only time the NFL shield (or something clearly based on it) has appeared on a helmet front. ? When NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle died in December 1996, about a month and a half before Super Bowl XXXI, it was decided that the two Super Bowl teams -- the Green Bay Packers and the Patriots, as it turned out -- would memorialize him with a decal based on the NFL logo instead of the standard shield.? In recent years the helmet logo has been accessorized with ribbons during the leagues two annual promotional pushes: pink for breast cancer awareness in October, and camouflage to salute the armed forces in November.? When the NFL playoffs began last January, the teams that made the postseason began wearing a gold version of the shield on their helmets, part of the leagues celebration of Super Bowl 50:Its worth noting, incidentally, that the Patriots made the playoffs last season, eventually losing to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game. Brady was wearing the gold logo in that game, as were all the other New England players. If hes still using the same helmet shell from last season, that means the gold logo had to be removed and a new one in the standard NFL colors had to be added. Is it possible that it simply got lost in the shuffle? Well likely never know for sure. But you can bet that your friendly uniform columnist will have his eye trained on the back of Bradys helmet when he completes his suspension and returns to action in Week 5.If Brady really did remove the logo from his uniform, he wouldnt be the first NFL player to do so. The great Washington wide receiver Art Monk routinely had the shield removed from his jersey in the early 1990s (including in Super Bowl XXVI, and while setting the all-time receptions record in 1992), supposedly because he felt he represented the team, not the league.Would Monk get away with that today? No way. But uniform scrutiny was much lower in those days -- a simpler, more innocent time.Would you like to nominate a uniform or uni element to be showcased in a future Friday Flashback installment? Send your suggestions here.Paul Lukas thinks its weird that Roger Goodell always talks about protecting the shield, because a shield is supposed to provide protection, not need protection, right? If you liked this column, youll probably like his Uni Watch Blog, plus you can follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Want to learn about his Uni Watch Membership Program, be added to his mailing list so youll always know when a new column has been posted or just ask him a question? 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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jeff Banister is more impressed with some stout Detroit pitching than the Texas manager is concerned about an offense that got shut out in consecutive games for the first time this season.Michael Fulmer pitched a four-hitter for the first shutout from a Tigers rookie since Justin Verlander 10 years ago, and Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez homered among three hits apiece in a 7-0 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.Fulmers gem came a day after Matt Boyd, not too far removed from rookie status himself, threw seven scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over Texas ace lefty Cole Hamels.Lets dont take away from what two guys have been able to do on the mound, Banister said. When youve got good stuff and you can execute, you can make any hitter make an out. I think thats more the case the last two nights.Still, the Rangers have been shut out an AL-high four times since the All-Star break. And that includes two weeks since the trade-deadline boost of catcher Jonathan Lucroy and designated hitter Carlos Beltran.Its going to happen man, Beltran said. Baseball is a game of ups and downs. We feel that we have a good team and we feel that were going to be able to bounce back.Fulmer (10-3) retired 16 of the last 17 hitters he faced as Detroit kept the AL West-leading Rangers scoreless over the final 21 innings of the three-game series.The 23-year-old right-hander, who topped his previous longest outing of eight innings in a no-decision against Kansas City, allowed just four singles a day after Boyd limited the Rangers to two hits and Texas finished with three.What I learned was that they were an aggressive team against him, Fulmer, the AL rookie leader in wins, said after striking out nine -- two off his career best -- with no walks. I just looked to make quality pitches on 0-0 counts and early in the count and try to get grounders and weak pop-ups.Ian Kinsler added a solo shot against A.J. Griffin (5-2) after striking out his first three times against the Texas right-hander. Miguel Cabrera hit his team-leading 27th homer in the ninth. Cheap Air Max 2018. Fulmers streak of 13 straight retired ended with Nomar Mazaras single leading off the ninth. But Fulmer finished by getting the top of the Texas order -- Shin-Soo Choo, Ian Desmond and Beltran -- on his way to a career-high 112 pitches.Victor Martinez started the scoring with a two-run shot in the fourth, and J.D. Martinez hit his 100th career homer to knock out Griffin and give the Tigers a 6-0 lead in the seventh.Griffin allowed 11 hits and six runs with eight strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings, his second-longest outing of the season. He gave up at least one homer for the 10th straight game, the longest single-season streak for the Rangers since reliever Joaquin Benoit in 2003.BOPPING BELTREThe 37-year-old third baseman extended his hitting streak to eight games with two singles, giving him multiple hits in seven of those games. Its his third streak of at least eight games this season. The longest was a 10-gamer from June 21 to July 1.SHORT HOPSOn Saturday, Hamels gave up two runs on 14 hits, which was a career high and tied the Texas record. According to the Rangers, hes the first pitcher to allow 14 or more hits and two or fewer runs since John Dopson for Montreal in July 1988. ... Texas lefty reliever Alex Claudios streak of 10 1/3 scoreless innings ended on Cabreras homer.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: LHP Derek Holland (left shoulder inflammation) has another rehab outing with Triple-A Round Rock on Monday and is eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list Saturday.UP NEXTTigers: LHP Daniel Norris (1-0, 4.00 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game series at home against Kansas City. He had a no-decision in his only career start against the Royals last August.Rangers: LHP Martin Perez (7-8, 4.22) goes in the opener of a three-game home series against AL West rival Oakland. He is 0-4 with a 5.77 ERA in his past eight starts. Cheap MLB Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping cheap nfl jerseys Cheap Jerseys USA China Jerseys Cheap NFL Authentic Jerseys Cheap Jerseys For Sale Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Cheap NBA Jerseys ' ' '