NFL Halloween: Best Costumes of All Time
Happy Halloween! The time of year candy calories don’t count, and cavities are inevitable. For NFL players coaches and fans, Halloween gives the opportunity to try on a different helmet and uniform -so to speak- and imagine life as a superhero, clown or the scariest of them all, their coaches.
The e following are a collection of our favorite NFL-inspired Halloween costumes of all time.
Russell Wilson went for his coach Pete Carroll with this Halloween bit.
oh my god Russell Wilson decided to be Pete Carroll for Halloween pic.twitter.com/FpehS91bnC
— Aron Yohannes 🇪🇷 (@AronYohannes) October 31, 2017
He wasn’t the only one either, Julian Edelman looks too comfortable in the sweater in this perfect photoshop.
#TrickorTreat pic.twitter.com/3Nd0zfcuMe
— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) October 31, 2015
Other players decided to go as one of their own. Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly dresses up as QB Cam Newton, in an outfit Cam approves.
For the life of me, I’m not sure why people still dress up as clowns on Halloween or any other day of the year, but some players did – and it was creepy for sure.
youu know what time it is 👻 pic.twitter.com/GX7YRQ9TsF
— Le’Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) October 31, 2017
“You’ll float too…” 🎈🎈🎈🎈 pic.twitter.com/EebCgL1fpd
— George Iloka (@George_iloka) October 28, 2017
Other players and coaches took Halloween as a time to get even more creative with their costumes.
Rob Gronkowski played off his size in this Frankenstein costume.
FrankenGronk. pic.twitter.com/KxjLkbY0vL
— Nora Princiotti (@NoraPrinciotti) October 30, 2017
While one of the fastest in the league, his Twitter name is actually cheetah, Tyreek Hill wore a sumo suit to the game before Halloween.
Our camera crew here at Arrowhead just captured Tyreek Hill showing up to the stadium wearing an inflatable sumo wrestling suit. Solid start to the Halloween week. pic.twitter.com/0fZvJIsNCB
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) October 28, 2018
Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky paid tribute to the best, Mike Ditka, saying after the game “I wouldn’t call it a costume, I dressed as a legend.”
Coach Mitchka. pic.twitter.com/e5mCw9kivH
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 28, 2018
The next few costumes are truly legendary in their execution.
Cam Newton as the Tooth fairy? If you haven’t figured it out from his Instagram, when Cam dresses up he goes all out.
You might be surprised to know the grumpy New England coach, actually celebrates Halloween and can smile.
Bill Belichick dressed as a pirate in this throwback Halloween picture.
You might want to avert your eyes from the next photo, as Joe Webb went all out on his Zombie costume.
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I must admit this is one of the best Halloween costume I have ever had. #thewalkingdead #zombie
The avocado ice cream king, in Tom Brady, dressing up as avocado toast with Gisele Bündchen makes us ask the question, but isn’t there supposed to be an egg on top?
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I just can’t resist an avocado !! #happyhaloween 👻🍞🥑🎃 Não consigo resistir a um abacate!
Still, the greatest costumes of all when kids and babies dress up as coaches and players.
This year we have a new adorable mini Pat Mahomes who wins Halloween.
So my nephew dressed up as @PatrickMahomes5 for Halloween. And he nailed it! I swear I love this kid! #ChiefsKindgom @Chiefs pic.twitter.com/pwPAEBcu3m
— The Lost Boy (KP) (@LaidBackProctor) October 29, 2018
But we can’t forget the MVP baby who will always be our favorite!
On Halloween, this never gets old… pic.twitter.com/2Uaza7x4Ek
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 31, 2015