The first battle NFL players take on starts before their cleats even touch the grass.
In fact, it begins even before they put their cleats on , when they are still arriving for the game -- hoping to show off their passion for fashion with compelling tunnel fits.
As Hall of Famer Deion Sanders once said: "Look good, feel good, play good."
"When I put on a fire fit, I tell myself it's time to turn up. We are going to have a day," Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Charles Omenihu told me for a story in February . "I like to be recognized as one of the best dressed. Your fits gotta match your play. I take pride in being fly."
After every week of games in the 2025 NFL season, myself and a panel of fellow fashion-minded observers will present the five flashiest game-day fits -- from