Jeez Greg Pruitt doesnt look like hes 70 years old. He looks like he's in his 50's. Good for him

This puts alot of older running highlights in perspective now.

If you are a linebacker who goes to hell, eternity is spent trying to tackle Barry Sanders wearing a tear away jersey.

Greg Pruitt looks like he might still be able to pick up a few yards.

the fabric tearing sound effect really made a difference lol

One of the reasons the uniforms are much tighter/fitted in today's game plus micro/closer knitting makes it stronger.looks way better as well.

That is a beautiful tear sound ngl haha

Player Safety

Thanks NFL Films for doing a piece centering on the great but forgotten Greg Pruitt!

NFL films is amazing

Bring it back! Looks like football although when I first seen I was like wait a minute

Imagine those today with the Patty Cake rule book.

1:27 Had no idea the guy could write Diary of a Wimpy Kid AND play football! Some people really can do it all

I think every D-lineman should get to wear them and Linebackers. That would cut out a lot of O-line holding.

I remember hearing about this growing up. I had the sleeveless,armpit-less jaws shirt. That shirt was fresh af. Lol

Brings a tear to your shirt

Tear away jerseys like if they were hulk hogan ripping those apart

These are the videos I like from this channel. That and the jugs, and 100 years series.

I was a kid back then but I remember those jerseys. I played middle school ball with that type of jersey. Lol

I miss those days.

You know that there was a problem with some of the first tech material Nylon jerseys in the 1990's being so slick that players could not get a grip, not the older nylon with holes in them style. These were some designs of these that specific players in some positions preferred if the brand the team wore for that season, had them as they were slicker then most normal jerseys.

Damn Greg looks great for 70.

I never knew about these… super interesting

Im tired of seeing jerseys stretch 5 yards and people running in and stopping big plays, bring em back

Went to college with GP Sr’s son. Pru Jr strongly resembles his father physically but ran violently like Earl.

Ah the good ole days of the tear aways.

I remember it well. I thought it was strange then and it was strange.

This needs to be in madden if they ever decide to make a decent game…like you can break more tackles, but every time you lose a jersey you have to sit out a play

I guess I wasn't paying much attention to the NFL, or Greg Pruitt at least, in those days. I remember college teams, especially ones that ran the Wishbone, wearing tearaways, but not the NFL.

Remember the Pruitt backfield? Greg Pruitt and his brother from another mother and father, Mike Pruitt. Mike turned out a better career than Greg.

Cool

i've never seen this guy, only read about him in books

I kept hearing this strange sound when the jersey would tear, then I figured out that this must be the sound fabric makes when it rips, but surely it cannot be heard over the football game. Then I realized that the editor added it in the future. Thanks for doing this, I was unaware of the sound fabric makes when it rips but thanks to your dedication, I now know. Keep up the good work and I look forward to discovering what other sounds things make in the future.

Seems like Derrick Henry wears a tear away jersey! No one can stop that beast

Barry Sanders would have went through a million of these shirts.

Do one on astroturf,now and then?I either read or heard someone say,can’t remember,that AstroTurf of the 70s,80s etc was like playing on asphalt,in fact ,u could paint the street green,and play football!

Imagine if the bottoms were tear away 🤣🤣🤣

Man the defense had it hard ever since then

1:29 isnt that guy an author of a book series

Did the clock stop if a player needed to replace his jersey?? What if it tore when the game was under 2 mins?

I had no idea UT were the first to use them. 🤘🏼

Are the cut-off short jerseys in college football banned now also? Thanks. 🏈

That’s kinda cool why lie

What if the tear away piece was just a panel in the "horse collar" area?

The Cleveland browns has always had a strong running game

First time I hear about this.

Jersey's got ripped very seldom. Just like stick em was used seldomly but a video about it would OF COURSE show it. Sounds like some think jerseys were ripped every play & RB stats were padded cuz of it.

Full circle to todays shrink wrap can't hold the Jersey no how. Add to that no hold shoulder pads. The rules changes cause those. Oh yeah and the bare arm pit look. Pruitt may have complained but he gained lots more yards with those jerseys and we the fans loved that. Bring them back!

I miss the days of tear aways.

Holding

Thank God, I never played with tear away jersey’s

Some many little things have shaped American Football.

Could you imagine how many yards Barry Sanders would have had with tearaway jerseys

This would put a stop to horse collar tackling

glad we've evolved from this

I thought they looked better in college than in the pros.

Joe Washington RIP he not long ago passed away I wanna say he passed earlier this year.

I bet rbs who did the best were the ones who would be good in flag football

Tear away jerseys in the NFL is the equivalent of using razors in the WWE. Why? It was extra, not needed, and fans loved it.

This needs to make a comeback, tackling someone by the jersey is soft.

Without really thinking it through, I think they should bring this back (safety reasons) but when it rips its the end of the play (for fairness to the defense). Sure it might cost more but still

Seems like he left defenses in tatters!

8th... Probably. Lol

Not first

What? No tear away pants?

2017 nba jerseys lol

How these were even allowed blows my mind, especially the 'old heads' that HATE change. These Era runners need an asterisk cuz the extra bs yards they could gain.

Terrible Foley work

A clinic a poor tackling 🤔

Litteral battle damage.

First