A bunch of new NFL kicks hit the field this week… the highlights are the Nike cleats worn by the Steelers, Dre’ Bly’s Jordan III’s, the adidas cleats worn by Mario and Reggie, and a ton of new Super Bad II’s.  There still hasn’t been anything notable from Reebok or Under Armour, but I’m hoping that they get their act together once the regular season starts.  On to the pics…

(Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)

Hines Ward has been wearing these Nike Throw Back TD PE’s for the past two weeks (and yes, I realize that this photo is from Week 1, but there weren’t any good shots of these from Week 2).  As Michael Korczynski pointed out, the colorblocking in these is similar to the pair what Hines wore a few times last season… until recently, they were just about impossible to identify.  Good work, Korch.

(Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Ben Roethlisberger broke out these Super Bad II Turf PE’s… it’s nice to see Ben wear a little more black since his cleats from the past few years have been a little too yellow-heavy.  Additional view here.

(Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

2008 is the year of the Jordan III in football, and here’s a look at Dre’ Bly’s PE’s.  Like Terrell Owens’ pair, it looks like the Jordan logo is absent from the tongue.

(Doug Benc/Getty Images)

I don’t understand Reggie Bush.  He mostly wore his rookie PE’s in 2007 when he had his RB619’s out, and now that the Reggie II is out there, he’s wearing his 2007 cleats.  His modified RB619’s appears above (the toe is slightly different from the GR model).  Additional views here and here.

(Bill Haber/AP Photo)

It’s not really much of a PE (the navy accents, molded outsole, and striped strap are the only notable custom features), but Mario Williams has been wearing these Paydirt 3’s lately.

(Peter Lockley / The Washington Times)

Jason Taylor has been wearing these Zoom Blade Pro TD PE’s, which are similar to what Portis and a couple other Washington players have been wearing.

And now, the Super Bad show (and keep in mind that these are available on NikeID, so some of these are not totally legitimate PE’s)…

(Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Even though these have an all-white upper, the pair pictured here on JaMarcus Russell is one of the most stylish Super Bad II models we’ve seen all year.  The solid-colored upper actually looks great… I hope we see more models like this.  Russell has also been wearing a black / white / silver model (with black on the lateral side and silver on the medial side), so it’ll be interesting to see if he’ll keep wearing those with the black jerseys.

(Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

Clinton Portis has been wearing this black / yellow pair (thanks to NT’s haier2k4 for spotting this one).  Here’s another view… and teammate Khary Campbell has been wearing this pair with an all-black midsole…

(Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Joey Harrington has been wearing this black / red pair (thanks again to haier2k4), but since teammate Michael Turner has been wearing the same thing, I’m guessing that this is more of a team colorway than a PE…

(Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

And lastly, here’s new look at Marshawn Lynch’s Super Bad II’s… like JaMarcus Russell’s pair above, these have a different medial color.

As always, feel free to leave a comment or email me if you spot something in the future.

Browse Timeline

• « First-Half Recap: Chicago Cubs
• » Olympic Spikes: Jamaican Track & Field

Comments ( 4 )

Add a Comment