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BC Gunmetals have returned!! They say it's just a one-time thing, but given their popularity, I don't see why they wouldn't be an alternate uniform moving forward. The jerseys also have the side stripe removed and feature what appears to be all-black shoulders, as opposed to just black on the side of the shoulder.

I'm guessing that the 75th red retros will be the alternates this year and are being worn in preseason so that the new home and away uniforms can be rolled out right before the regular season begins.

White numbers on Edmonton's green jersey is awful. Prior to 2021, it had always been gold numbers. Hopefully this changes with the next uniform update in a few years. Also, antlers on the helmet could return for an alternate look. I don't think they would abandon that altogether.

The light blue pants for the Argos makes the uniform much more tolerable. If they're gonna keep the bland blue jerseys, I hope this combination becomes the home default instead of monochrome blue uniform. I'm looking forward to seeing these paired with the white jerseys since that should be a good look. I think the Labour Day Classic would be a good time to try that out.

I'm not sure what they were thinking with that away jersey and how much it looks like the Stampeders' current away jersey with the red shoulders. Their previous away jersey was solid - all they had to do was add some plaid and they were set. There's just way too much red and not enough black. The alternate uniform is really templated and generic. So much more could have been done here. Saying it goes back to the roots of the Rough Riders is a stretch if the only thing in common is that they both wore red jerseys at one point. It would have been cool to see a refreshed retro jersey. Although I'm sure we're getting a retro jersey in 2026 to celebrate 150 years since the inception of the Rough Riders (as well as the 100th anniversary of 1926 Grey Cup and 50th Anniversary of 1976 Grey Cup).

The white numbers are awful. I don't think they've had them in their entire history. They look like a Green Bay knockoff.

Yeah, the new helmet might be the one with the 75 Logo on one side. That would be weird since it had black outlines and this jersey has zero black in it. Maybe that will be tweaked. It would be cool if, for one game maybe, they could add white decals all around the red helmet to make it look like this:

I like the look, but it's curious that they'll wear them six out of seven times. So what does this mean for the away uniforms?

The Alouettes' third jersey was for their 75th anniversary (in 2021), so I'm pretty sure that will still happen as scheduled. The Redblacks had already scheduled their week 7 game in 2020 to reveal their red third jersey, so that will probably be moved to a 2021 debut. The league will need all the revenue they can get and alternate jerseys are a way to get that.

I've got to think the Argos will tweak their jerseys a bit too. They're already too plain and removing the stripe on the helmet just emphasizes that. I'd like to see some stripes in the form of a wave on the shoulders, similar to what's in the new logo.