TITANS INSIDER

Why are Titans wearing white jerseys?

Jim Wyatt
jwyatt@tennessean.com
Titans inside linebacker Avery Williamson (54) leaps over teammates as he returns a Jaguars' fumble during the fourth quarter.

The Titans have worn white uniforms in all six games this season – three times at home, and three times on the road.

The only change so far has been the pants color – the Titans wore white pants at Cincinnati and Indianapolis, but they've been decked out in navy blue pants in the other four games.

Teams usually wear dark uniforms in home games, and white on the road.

So what's the deal?

Teams must turn their uniform combinations into the NFL prior to the season. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said teams sometimes decide to wear white early in the year at home to avoid the dark uniforms in high temperatures.

"It's an ownership decision, and those things are put in way ahead of time,'' Whisenhunt said. "I know if you can catch a team in a dark jersey when it's 90 degrees, it's an advantage. But to be honest with you, that is one of the things that really doesn't matter to me. Whatever we wear, we wear."

The Titans are scheduled to wear their throwback, navy blue uniforms in their next home game, on October 26 vs. the Texans.