NFL Stars to Wear Gold Patches for Achievements in the 2025 Season

Josh Allen and other standouts will wear gold patches on their jerseys

In an unprecedented recognition, the NFL will implement a new badge to honor the most outstanding players of the 2024 season. The winners of the five Associated Press awards will wear a special “Golden Shield” patch on their jerseys during the 2025 season.

This patch, inspired by the NFL Honors logo, will replace the traditional NFL shield on the collar of the game jerseys.

• Josh Allen (MVP, Buffalo Bills)
• Saquon Barkley (Offensive Player of the Year, Philadelphia Eagles)
• Pat Surtain II (Defensive Player of the Year, Denver Broncos)
• Jayden Daniels (Offensive Rookie of the Year, Washington Commanders)
• Jared Verse (Defensive Rookie of the Year, Los Angeles Rams)

These golden patches will be present on the players’ jerseys throughout the entire regular season and the 2025 playoffs. The initiative will begin with the Thursday night opening game between the Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. Josh Allen will debut his patch on Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens and their quarterback Lamar Jackson. This program is expected to be maintained for awards in the following NFL seasons. This initiative joins other distinctions of the league, such as the patches awarded to the winners of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, who wear a special patch on their jerseys for the rest of their careers.