5 NFL teams that need to change their logos

1. Los Angeles Rams

It’s an exciting time to be a professional football fan in Los Angeles. For the first time in 20 years, the Rams are back in the City of Angels where they belong. Angelenos who have had to divide their loyalties between the St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, or San Francisco 49ers now have a franchise of their very own to root for until they’re as blue in the face as the ‘millennium blue’ the team lists as an official color.

On that note, consider the other two hues the team claims to use as their official colors: ‘new century gold’ and white. ‘Millennium blue’ and ‘new century gold?’ Sounds very futuristic and forward-thinking, right? Which seems perfect for a team that just uprooted itself, moved across half the country, and sold the family farm to draft quarterback Jared Goff as their new face of the franchise. Boy, everything about these Rams is brand-stinkin’ new then, huh?

Wrong. The ‘new’ logo, featured in the image above, is exactly the same as the old logo from when the team called St. Louis home. The only alteration was changing the words ‘St. Louis’ to ‘Los Angeles.’ They didn’t change the colors, the font, the mascot, nothing.

It’s not as if they need to change their name or anything. After all, the Rams were the Rams wherever they played, and they should stay that way. But why not go back to the old true blue-and-yellow duds from the 90s, or even the classic navy and white combination from the 60s and 70s? Even the ram itself could use a facelift — either something nostalgic and retro that embraces the team’s history in Southern California, or something unique and intimidating that signals the beginning of a new team era shaped in colors like ‘millennium blue’ and ‘new century gold.’

Whichever route they go, the logo is the last thing missing from the Rams’ rebirth in Los Angeles.

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