The New Orleans Saints have a new head coach, a new quarterback and now a new alternate helmet.
The Saints unveiled the white helmet Wednesday and announced that they will pair it with their all-white, throwback-inspired “Color Rush” uniforms.
The white shell is adorned with tiny black flakes, and the heart of the tricolor stripe down the middle appears to be the old gold that matches the one used in the Saints’ “Color Rush” jerseys. The helmet stripe, outlined in black, as well as in a thinner set of white lines, also features faint, mini fleur-de-lis.
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The primary fleur-de-lis logo is gold — as opposed to its usual black color — with the thick, Sharpie-like black outline we’re accustomed to seeing. The front bumper reads “SAINTS,” whereas the back says “NEW ORLEANS” in a larger font.
And, notably, the face mask is gold, too.
The helmet is widely being received as a major upgrade to the black alternate the Saints introduced to their wardrobe in 2022. That one had a tapered stripe of distinct, gold mini fleur-de-lis. The stripe itself was much wider in the front than this year’s alternate. It also had a black cage to match the black shell.
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A white helmet is a first for the Saints, and so is a gold mask. The team has yet to announce which games it will wear the alternate helmet in 2025.
New Orleans is embarking on a new chapter under head coach Kellen Moore, who won the Super Bowl this past season as the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator. The Saints drafted 25-year-old quarterback Tyler Shough in the second round of this year’s draft, and there’s a good chance he’s New Orleans’ Week 1 starter now that Derek Carr is retired.
Together, they signify the next era of Saints football. The white alternate helmet will as well.
