The NFL hosted an experiment Thursday night. The league debuted the "Color Rush" jersey series, featuring teams in solid colors from shoulders to toes (jersey, pants, socks, shoes). With the Bills in red and the Jets in green, Christmas came early at MetLife Stadium.
That is, for those who could see it. About one in 12 men and one in 200 women in America experience red/green colorblindness. Deadspin depicted the horror for those people with the condition.
Here's what tonight's NFL game looks like to people with red-green colorblindness: https://t.co/xjGrDXiXI5 pic.twitter.com/2IRSKpqCGf
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) November 13, 2015
On Twitter, which is a soothing blue, people, including former NFL kicker Lawrence Tynes, voiced their frustration.
If you are colorblind like me this @NFL game is going to be hard to follow. @buffalobills vs @nyjets
— Lawrence Tynes (@lt4kicks) November 13, 2015
I am actually incapable of watching this game as a colorblind person. every player is on the same team as far as I know.
— Sam Cooper (@SamDCooper) November 13, 2015
8 percent of men, about 13 million Americans, are colorblind, usually red/green. This is torture to us.#BUFvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/N36qxNfntg
— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) November 13, 2015
#BUFvsNYJ in black and white was a lot easier for us colorblind to see than tonight. https://t.co/XuqgHRgoNy
— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) November 13, 2015
Great night to watch football if you're like me - red/green color blind.
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) November 13, 2015
@NFL these jerseys are not a good idea for this game. As a color blind NFL fan, the struggle is more than real.
— Mike Brown (@mikejbrown01) November 13, 2015
The NFL released a statement on the situation.
In screen test of uniforms, NFL says it didn't account for color blindness, will in future pic.twitter.com/sHB5q5hQeL
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 13, 2015
Kudos to the NBA, which has five Christmas Day games and five teams wearing shades of red, but no opponents in green.
As for the NFL, white should always be considered.
Here are the Color Rush jerseys for next week's Titans-Jaguars game:
Next Thursday, these colors will flood the field.
@Titans vs. @Jaguars #ColorRush
https://t.co/WMHcvCbe4F pic.twitter.com/clJnD2WJQp
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) November 13, 2015
At least it's not red and green.
-- Follow Jeffrey Eisenband on Twitter @JeffEisenband.
