{"id":463293,"date":"2015-09-10T18:19:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T22:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=463293"},"modified":"2020-09-12T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T15:21:21","slug":"the-air-jordan-11-the-nfl-throwback-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/the-air-jordan-11-the-nfl-throwback-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Air Jordan 11 &#038; The NFL \/\/ Throwback Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the notion is thrown around that the NFL <em>&#8220;doesn&#8217;t have an off-season&#8221;<\/em>, per se &#8211; no one really shrugs off the assertion anymore. Because ultimately it rings true. With Super Bowl XLIX being a little over seven months old, we&#8217;re already on the verge of beginning a new NFL season as things get underway&nbsp;tonight in Foxborough, Massachusetts.&nbsp;With the recently adjudicated Tom Brady taking the field with a certain &#8220;vengeance,&#8221; Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown will certainly have to put up some points if the Pittsburgh Steelers looks to stave off the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>So with the new season only hours away, we decided to construct the latest edition of <strong>Throwback Thursday<\/strong> to blend two iconic entities: one being the aforementioned NFL and the other being the <strong>Air Jordan 11<\/strong>. Donned by some of the NFL&#8217;s finest such as Deion Sanders and Randy&nbsp;Moss, this Air Jordan staple has made an effortless transition to the gridiron.<\/p>\n<p>After the video above, flip through the pages below to enjoy the detailed history.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Randy Moss<\/h2>\n<p>Entering the league in 1998, very few people doubted Randy Moss&#8217; impact on the league. However, I&#8217;m certain few envisioned how quickly he would dominate as his rookie record of 17 touchdowns still stands today. After flourishing early in his career in Minnesota, Moss would eventually become a Jordan Brand member in which one of the first models sported by &#8220;The Freak&#8221; would be the Air Jordan 11.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Donovan McNabb<\/h2>\n<p>Although his time in Air Jordan models remains a bit understated in the grand scheme of things, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb spent a formidable amount of his early tenure in the league rocking Air Jordan staples. Rocking the Air Jordan 9, McNabb on occasion opted for the Air Jordan 11 as we witnessed within a matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Featuring a mostly white upper with green hues along the mudguard, this Air Jordan 11 PE is certainly slept on in many debates.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Deion Sanders<\/h2>\n<p>Keeping things within the division, Deion Sanders would spend only one season with the NFC East Washington Redskins. Garnering his very own sneaker during the early &#8217;90s with the Nike Air Diamond Turf series, Sanders would ultimately sport the Air Jordan 11 during the 2000 season with the aforementioned Washington team. Arguably one of his finest PEs within his illustrious career, Sanders&#8217; Air Jordan 11 would incorporate burgundy and gold hues throughout while utilizing a white underlay.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Warren Sapp<\/h2>\n<p>Despite his self-afflicted circumstances as of late, there is no denying Warren Sapp&#8217;s on-field presence. With his quickness and strength at the point of attack, Sapp would help anchor a dominant Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense. While playing well during the early 2000s, Sapp would show incredible style as this Jordan Brand member would sport Bucs PEs of the Air Jordan 11 during a matchup against the Packers and in the Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Charles Woodson<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s not too often that players would leave a perennial power in the Green Bay Packers to venture towards a once proud entity in the Oakland Raiders. However, that&#8217;s exactly what Charles Woodson did as one of the elder statesmen in the NFL continues to flourish in both on-field talents and gridiron footwear. The long-time Jordan brand endorser spent time against the Seattle Seahawks rocking a &#8220;Concord&#8221; like PE of the Air Jordan 11.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dez Bryant<\/h2>\n<p>Arguably Dez Bryant&#8217;s finest Air Jordan moment arrived in a rather desolate&nbsp;loss as the Dallas Cowboys endured a midseason defeat to the Arizona Cardinals. Unveiling the Air Jordan 11 PE that mirrored the iconic &#8220;Concord&#8221; aesthetic, we witnessed Bryant&#8217;s 88 number along the heel tab as well&nbsp;fusing a lower cut; unlike the Moss PE that we denoted&nbsp;previously.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Michael Crabtree<\/h2>\n<p>There is a second Oakland Raider that canvasses the pages of this feature and it happens to be the newly cemented and former &#8216;Niner, Michael Crabtree. Sporting a variety of Air Jordan PEs during his tenure with the San Francisco 49ers, Crabtree would don a black and white hue within a lowtop cut of the Air Jordan 11 during a divisional matchup against the St.Louis Rams. Although &#8220;King Crab&#8217;s&#8221; tenure with the &#8216;Niners ended this off-season, he&#8217;s rocked a variety of Air Jordan PEs in his short time with the Raiders, such as the Air Jordan 7.<\/p>\n<p>Select photos via &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/solecollector.com\/news\/xx8-days-of-flight-randy-moss-vikings-air-jordan-xi-11-pe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sole Collector<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the notion is thrown around that the NFL &#8220;doesn&#8217;t have an off-season&#8221;, per se &#8211; no one really shrugs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":463448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1232710,3,1225574],"tags":[1225546,1225452,1225484,1225474],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Air Jordan 11 &amp; 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