The Titans have broken out their Houston Oilers uniforms for the first time since 1999 and social media has a lot to say about it. Photo Credit: Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean/USA TODAY NETWORK Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) celebrates his touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons with quarterback Will Levis (8) during the first quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Photo Credit: Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean/USA TODAY NETWORK
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For the first time since 1998, the Tennessee Titans have decided to wear their Houston Oilers jerseys, and NFL fans have mixed feelings about it.

The Houston Oilers were the team in Houston from 1960-1996, when owner Bud Adams decided to move the team to Tennessee, in a clandestine move done largely because Houston wouldn’t approve a new stadium that met Adams’s desire.

For that reason, some fans feel like even though they’re technically the same franchise, Tennessee shouldn’t be allowed to claim Houston’s history and especially not be allowed to wear Houston’s uniforms, which fans have long called one of the best in NFL history.

One person who has to be loving the uniforms is Titans quarterback Will Levis. Levis threw his first career touchdown pass late in the first quarter to wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who hauled in his first touchdown as a Titan.

Social media had plenty to say in both directions about the jerseys.

Jim Weber raised an interesting proposition, saying, “New rule: The Titans either make these throwbacks permanent or the rights to them are reverted back to Houston, who go back to being the Oilers. Fair is fair.”

Another fan wasn’t pleased, saying, “One key word. HOUSTON.”

Former Houston Texan JJ Watt also weighed in, saying, “Oilers uniforms look absolutely incredible. There is zero denying that.” Watt had said previously that the Texans should get to wear those uniforms.

Another fan raised an interesting point about how good the uniforms look, saying, “I don’t understand why teams don’t use their best uniform as their permanent one. Titans should use this uniform with their current logo modified to fit the colors”

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