Yesterday the Philadelphia Eagles paid tribute to their 75th anniversary by wearing uniforms from 1930's. The blue and yellow ensemble was also to include a leather helmet of the same colors. The helmet the Eagles planned on using did not entail a face mask which excited many fans. "We thought about it a lot over the past week and decided it may be a bit unsafe," said Ron Morgan, director of "Throwback Week." The Eagles tried desperately in the days leading up to the game to convince the Detroit Lions, yesterdays opponent, to also wear the vintage helmet. The Lions would not budge on their decision, but as late as Saturday night the Eagles still planned on wearing them. "Picturing a hard, plastic helmet crashing full speed into one of our player's faces forced us to think twice...maybe three times. You do have to admit it would have made great television," said Morgan. The decision was made at about 11am yesterday morning to go with the safer gear.
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