Panthers unveil new black alternate helmet for 2022 that marks first helmet change in franchise history

For the first time in franchise history, the Carolina Panthers are introducing a new helmet. The Panthers entered the NFL in 1995 and in the 27 seasons since then, they’ve worn a silver helmet for every game, but that will be changing this year. 

For the first time in franchise history, the team will be wearing an alternate helmet and they unveiled the new look on Tuesday: It’s a black helmet that goes perfectly with their black color rush uniforms. 

The new look is sleek and you can see what it looks like below. 

Here are two more angles of the helmet. 

And here’s a photo of just the helmet (If you want to see more pictures of the helmet, you can check out the photo gallery on the team’s website by clicking here). 

As noted above, the Panthers will be unveiling the new helmet in Week 10 when they host the Falcons for a Thursday night game on Nov. 9. 

The game might be more than three months away, but from the sound of it, several Panthers players are already excited at the thought of wearing all-black. 

“Guys will be fired up, for sure. I know fans have wanted it for a long time,” safety Jeremy Chinn told the team’s official website. “The all-black is one of my favorite uniforms anyway. So [adding a black helmet] is like the icing on top.”

Panthers defensive end Brian Burns also sounds excited about the black helmet. 

“When I saw this, I was like, ‘This will be tough,'” Burns said. “Especially on defense, they call us the dark side anyway, so it brings it all together.”

The Panthers’ announcement likely won’t be the last time this summer that we see an NFL team surprisingly unveil a new helmet. For the past 10 years, NFL teams were only allowed to wear one helmet, but…