Green Bay Packers helmet. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)A few weeks after accepting a contract with the Green Bay Packers, a Michigan national championship team member announced his retirement from football, per a report from Packers.com.On Monday, the Green Bay Packers placed Trente Jones, a rookie offensive lineman, on the reserve/retired list. Two weeks ago, the Packers signed him as an undrafted free agent, and he had just taken part in the rookie minicamp in Green Bay.

After high school, Trente Jones was a 4-star recruit and attended Michigan for his collegiate football career. Almost all of his offensive snaps (around 1,000) were at right tackle. It was predicted that he would play guard in the NFL.

The Packers are able to keep Jones’ NFL rights by putting him on the reserve/retired list. Thus, should he choose to play football again in the future, Green Bay will have the option to bring him back if it so chooses. If not, the team will have to waive him, allowing him to sign with another team.

The reason behind his decision to retire from football has yet to be disclosed.

Trente Jones Had a Highly Successful Career With The Michigan Wolverines

Trente Jones (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)A versatile depth player and sixth lineman throughout the majority of Michigan’s incredible three-year run, Trente Jones was forced into a starting role for the Big Ten Championship Game and College Football Playoff as a redshirt senior due to Zak Zinter’s injury in the Ohio State game, via his Wikipedia.The most famous thing about Jones was when he took the Block M flag and waved it in Ohio Stadium’s end zone following Michigan’s second of three consecutive wins over the Buckeyes.He had a significant role in Michigan’s offensive line’s back-to-back Joe Moore Awards victories in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, he also played an essential role in the program’s inaugural 15-0 season.

Trente Jones spent five seasons in Ann Arbor, winning three Big Ten titles and a national championship.

Green Bay Packers Are About To Make A Massive Change That Would Be A First In Their Franchise’s History

Green Bay Packers Helmet (via Getty Images)Having hosted players such as Brett Favre, Bart Starr, and Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers are one of, if not the most historic franchise in the NFL’s history. They are also the first-ever winners of the Super Bowl.

Part of what makes the squad so iconic is their yellow helmets with the green outlined logo. The Pack has been known to bring out different throwback helmets, but none have been a color other than mainly yellow.

According to Uni Watch’s Paul Lukas, that could all change in 2024 as the Packers consider introducing a white-colored alternate helmet. If we’re being honest, it might just work with the current state of NFL uniforms.

An unnamed person earlier this month gave Lukas a list of information on uniform changes, and according to his comments, all the changes listed have indeed come true so far, but the list is not finished yet.

Packers Set To Add White Helmet To Uniform

According to Lukas’ source, unfortunately no new uniform has been mentioned to compliment the new helmet, and some may consider this disappointed as the all-white NFL uniforms have been very well received so far.

Another team that comes to mind is the Bengals who introduced their all-white uniform in 2016, and added the helmet in 2022, debuting the look in a game against the Tua Tagavailoa-led Miami Dolphins.

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It’s not clear on how the Packers plan on pairing their white helmets with as they have yet to be officially revealed, but it should be noted that the Pack could use them with their white-on-white color rush uniforms, which they last wore in 2022.