Quote:They're not mowing a lawn.  They're playing a game in colors they've been wearing throughout training camp.  You don't think they've been conditioned to the heat, especially when the sun is blazing, the temps have been hovering around 100, and the humidity has been above 90% for most of the past several weeks of training camp? 

 

I'm pretty sure 78 and cloudy with a chance of showers is really worrying the training staff right now. 

 

Even with the sun blazing, how much of a temp difference does moisture wicking material actually generate if it's darker?  It's hot in white.  it's hot in black.  It's hot in teal.  As long as the guys have been properly hydrated (and they are) by the training staff, it doesn't matter what color jerseys they're wearing on the field. 

 

Some here act like the differential is so significant that the players could very well burst into flames wearing dark uniforms on hot days.  And yet they still do it, and we haven't had a single incident of spontaneous combustion.  When we have seen heat related issues with players around the league or in sports in general, the biggest issue is that they weren't properly hydrating.  That is the most critical component in dealing with heat and humidity.  That's science too.