The NFL is built on tradition, and one of the most recognizable symbols of leadership is the captain’s patch. These patches, proudly worn by team captains on game day, stand for leadership ...

The stars on the NFL captain patches represent how many years a player has been a captain for the team. So, one gold star equates to a player who is a first-year captain. Two would refer to a two ...

Every team has six captains maximum voted on by the players. Each captain wears a patch on their right breast in the form of a capital "C" with a band of varying stars underneath. If any of those ...

Even the team uniforms have changed. This season, at Mayo's direction, the Patriots' captains will wear a patch. What follows is an explanation of why the new head coach decided to do that and ...

But there was something missing from Peppers' jersey: The “C” patch designating him as a captain. Other team captains — such as Hunter Henry, Kyle Dugger Deatrich Wise, Jacoby Brissett and ...

The Ravens broke out a new uniform wrinkle for the playoffs. For the first time in team history, the Ravens have captain patches on some players' jerseys. The Ravens also had two game captains for ...

Quarterback Lamar Jackson was one of several players to sport a white “C” patch denoting team captains when he jogged out of the tunnel for Saturday night’s wild-card playoff game against ...