Another Saints Drop!

We are getting towards the end. After the 2025 Saints white alternate, there are only three left in the limited edition series. It appears Riddell has moved on from 2024, so it’s likely 2025 will be it.

I wonder if Riddell will do this again in 2026. The helmets are undoubtedly very cool. But buying them one a time is expensive. My 5-year old dog went into kidney failure this weekend and fortunately survived. But the vet bill!!! Maybe it would be nice to take a year off in 2026 for the limited edition individual sales 🙂 I personally like the sets, like Riddell used to do in the old days. How cool would a rivalries set be?

For 2025, Riddell’s options are the two Bills throwbacks, the blue Chargers throwback, Steelers throwback alternate, and Commanders throwback alternate. It’s looking like the Bengals, Rams, Chiefs, and Raiders won’t get a limited edition helmet.

Some Saints helmet facts:

• The Saints have a factory helmet for every style and era (not including the awesome 1969 pre-season helmet). The join the Bengals, Bucs, Jaguars, Panthers, Ravens, Seahawks, and Vikings. The Saints will wear three different helmet styles in 2025. I am assuming they’ve moved on from the throwback.
• The Saints logo is a fleur de lis, or a stylized lilly flower. The Saints have used five versions of the logo throughout the years.
  • The first (1967-99) was black with a white outline.
  • The 1969 preseason helmet also displays the old fleur de lis, but is gold with a white outline.
  • The logo was updated in 2000 and is more ornate. It is black with a white and then black outline on the outside.
  • The fleur de lis on the black alternate helmet displays a gold fluer de lis with a black and then white outline on the outside.
  • The 2025 white alternate displays the same fluer de lis with a white and then black outline.
• While researching this article, I discovered the fleur de lis also has a troubled history. Today, however, New Orleanians see it as a symbol of unity.

Limited Edition Checklist

Throwback / Alternate

• Total: 37
• 2024: 15/15
• 2025: 22/25
• Throwbacks: 15
• Alternates: 20
• Alternate throwbacks: 2

NFC: 21

• East: 7 – Commanders 1, Cowboys 3, Eagles 1, Giants 2
• North: 6 – Bears 2, Packers 2, Lions 1, Vikings 2
• South: 4 – Buccaneers 1, Falcons 1, Panthers 1, Saints 2
• West: 3 – 49ers 1, Cardinals 1, Rams 0, Seahawks 1

AFC: 15

• East: 4 – Bills 0, Dolphins 1, Jets 2, Patriots 2
• North: 2 – Bengals 0, Browns 2, Ravens 1, Steelers 0
• South: 5 – Colts 1, Jaguars 2, Texans 2, Titans 1
• West: 2 – Broncos 2, Chargers 0, Chiefs 0, Raiders 0