Ravens new uniforms, explained: What to know about Baltimore's redesigned jerseys for 2026

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The Baltimore Ravens are revamping their uniform options for the 2026 season. 

The Ravens are known for wearing either white jerseys or black jerseys, but are leaning into the purple of their identity a little more. Baltimore announced four main jerseys for the upcoming season, which lend themselves to 12 different uniform combinations. The Ravens are also planning at least one "Darkness Rising" game in 2026 as they rebranded the all-black uniforms and the black helmet that specifically goes with them. 

Here's everything to know about the Ravens' uniform combos for the 2026 NFL season. 

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The Ravens released an unexpected hype video on the evening of April 16. It revealed that the team was revamping its uniform combinations for the 2026 season and that star players were used to break the news. 

Ultimately, Baltimore is going to be rotating four different uniforms this season, with several possible combinations. The Ravens have a purple jersey/purple pants combo, a white jersey/purple pants combo, a purple jersey/white pants combo and a uniform that looks navy blue. The last alternate option could be dark gray or black, and it could look different in person than in the picture. 

Baltimore's primary home jerseys will be a black helmet, purple jersey with white numbers and white pants. They will feature the word "Ravens" across the chest. The primary away jerseys will be black helmets, white jerseys, and purple pants that feature "Baltimore" across the chest plate. 

All in all, the Ravens can make about 12 different uniform combinations this season. Any time new uniforms are unveiled, teams release information about the decision-making process and why they went in the direction they did. 

The white jersey features a new collar that uses a purple background to depict wings. According to the team, that was made to signal "aggression and dominance while alluding to feather features included in the original logo set." 

Baltimore's former jerseys featured the numbers wrapped in gold trim, but that has been replaced with purple trim to help the numbers pop. Each of the pants options in the uniforms is designed to look like talons, imitating "the sharpened claws of a raven with a diagonal cut to represent the Calvert crest in both the Baltimore and Maryland flags."

Teams have been using the inside collar of jerseys to have inspirational messages for the players to rally around. Baltimore's new jerseys includes the phrases "Play like a Raven today," "Darkness there and nothing more," and "Purple Rising." 

The two new helmets will be revamped Purple Rising and Darkness helmets. The Purple Rising helmet was first introduced in 2024 and is a metallic purple shell with "gold talon stripes and face mask and now includes the primary Ravens logo." The Darkness helmets are to be worn with all-black uniforms at M&T Bank Stadium and are matte black with "black talon stripes and a two-toned front racing Ravens logo, accentuating the red eyes also seen above the player tunnel at The Bank." 

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