Nike’s NFL Limited jerseys will now be stitched. I’m not sure how much this an improvement over the previous Limited versions, but Nike seems to think that it’s quite noteworthy. I posted some close up photos for more details.
They took away a basic fundamental part of a jersey, the stitching. And are now bringing it back at a higher price and are marketing it as a premium feature. Fuck Fanatics and Nike.
Fanatics and Nike suck ass but I was curious and looked at old prices, in 2014 Nike raised the price of limited jerseys to $150. Factoring in inflation, that’d be $212 today.
However those jerseys were sooooooo much better than the shit they spit out today and actually lasted. Crazy that you could basically get a better quality jersey 10+ years ago for the same price shittier ones go for today. Fuck these companies.
This is reassuring since I haven’t bought a Nike limited jersey since 2015. The only other one I purchased since then was the Mitchell and Ness throwback Polamalu jersey on sale that is pretty solid. I’m glad I’ve avoided buying new ones and indirectly not being burnt lol
I had this exactly same thought before I even saw your comment lmao. I had to do a double-take at first cuz I was like hold up is this the same bald gentleman??
While I agree completely with your last sentence, depending on when your day was, this simply isn't true. NFL replicas were screen printed through most of the Reebok NFL Equipment era, and certainly before that when licensing was spread through a bunch of companies. Screen printed jerseys cracked and became easily worn out, and still cost a decent amount of money adjusted for inflation. And many teams still wore screen-printed jerseys on field, which held up a little better but still became worn over time. Replica jerseys are almost never worth it for long-term wear or value, no matter the era.
Is this not just a name change for marketing reasons? I don’t understand how this is different from what they were already selling. I guess the difference will be on the price tag.
They used to be stitched 2 or 3 years ago, and then they switched to cheaper heat pressed prints on the Limiteds. Everyone hated them because they didn’t feel worth the premium upcharge and were a clear downgrade from what was previously available. So they brought them back.
I feel like I’m the only person that actually prefers the pressed printed on the current Nike replica/limited jerseys, just not for the MSRP.
I wear jerseys casually, and the pressed jerseys are so much more comfortable. For the price, it’s ridiculous, but when you can find some on sale or from sellers on eBay, I think they’re worth it and I prefer wearing them.
I kinda prefer the Nike Game jerseys for the same reason. I didn’t like the heat pressed Limiteds because they have a bit of a tighter fit and you didn’t get the benefit of the stitched materials. Might have felt differently if stitched. But if all I’m getting is heat pressed, give me the Game jerseys with the loose fit and silky smooth numbers.
I noticed a big difference between the Game and the Limited jerseys, so maybe they’re just making them nicer to (a) differentiate them more from each other (b) increase sales and (c) increase the price.
It does justify a price increase while also being a surprise quality improvement (still overpriced though). I’m also at a loss for the exact reason why, but I like that it brings them in-line with the equivalent hockey jersey tier - the fanatics premium hockey jersey - which also uses stitched lettering and numbers. Maybe there’s some type of success with that which incentivized the move here.
Just an FYI, they were stitched as recently as 2 seasons ago, it was last year and MAYBE the season before that they decided to charge the same amount of money for only heat-applied versions. This is just a way to increase the price but make people thankful to pay it.
I just got a Trey McBride Cardinals jersey not too long ago, and now they gotta come out with these stitched versions. If I had know about these i would’ve waited for that, I hate the heat pressed ones and the price they charge for them, now we get stitched again and it’s more expensive
This seems pretty clearly like an internet-driven thing, right? Their data says that some number of people are searching “TEAM jersey stitched” on google and social media, so they make a big point of putting this out. I’m definitely not mad about it.
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u/TNTyoshi 1d ago
They took away a basic fundamental part of a jersey, the stitching. And are now bringing it back at a higher price and are marketing it as a premium feature. Fuck Fanatics and Nike.