Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

[salmon]

Hi friends the other day I received an NFL jersey that exhibits no use but has year/sizing swatch on the inner collar, Made in Berlin, WI U.S.A. tagging and a size flag tag affixed to the jocktag.

My question is is this jersey a pro cut or game issued team jersey? What is quite unique about this jersey is that on the front underneath the number is a pocket hard warmer stitched onto the jersey. I have never seen this before on other game worn or game issued jerseys. Thank you and have a good day!

[otismalibu]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Big Ben jersey?

[salmon]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Big Ben jersey?

Is that you Pham?

[otismalibu]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Phraid not.

[salmon]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Phraid not.

Okay, I see you are not the person who sold this to me. You're not in the Buffalo, New York area. How did you know the player on this jersey?

[otismalibu]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Just a guess. Someone on another board posted photos of a Roethlisberger jersey and wanted to know if it was a genuine Reebok authentic. He was interested in buying it.

At first he only had a couple photos and when I asked him to ask the seller where it was made, the guy said Germany. That seemed odd, then I figured he saw the Berlin tag inside.

He posted a few more pics and from what I could see, it looked like a game jersey...but I'm no expert. No idea if that size is correct, but I'd guess it's in the ballpark. From the sleeves, shoulder material, size tag, it obviously wasn't a retail authentic.

[salmon]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Do you have a link to this other board?

[otismalibu]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Shoot me an email.

[salmon]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

I forgot to attach this in the first post. This is the pocket warmer. Does that other board talk about this?

[salmon]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Shoot me an email.

Would you mind posting the link to the forum or uploading the images posted there so I could take a look and see if this is the same jersey?

[otismalibu]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

The first pics were just closeups, so we couldn't see any tagging, pockets, etc. And we were initially comparing it to Reebok authentics.

This was the best photo from the first batch. The 2nd set included tagging photos.

[salmon]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

I don't have the jersey with me now because I gave it to a friend who is going to the Super Bowl to see if he could get Ben to sign it. What other photos were posted on the other forum? The only thing I can do is load those Pham sent me. Are these the same ones?

[Mulligans]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Any interest in a pair of his pants to go with the Jersey?

Sorry......I just couldn't resist!

[salmon]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

Any interest in a pair of his pants to go with the Jersey?

Sorry......I just couldn't resist!

Haha! So that's where Big Ben beef jerky comes from What do you think of the jersey - pro cut or game issued? I'm clueless when it comes to NFL gamers as I only collect baseball. Saw this at a good price and with my friend going to the BIG GAME I gave it to him to try to get Ben to sign, bring it back, hopefully the Steelers win the Super Bowl and profit big on Ebay.

[mbenga28]

Re: Is this jersey a pro cut or team game issued?

it's pretty obvious this is a customized Roethlisberger jersey that was created either from either a blank jersey or previous player with name/number removed. the material of the nameplate and font lettering are both inconsistent with Steelers game jerseys. Ben also wears sizes 48/50 and this is the first time seeing a size 52.

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=3191&highlight=roethlisberger

also read more about Steelers game jerseys here and you'll see the team holds a very tight grip on all game items and doesn't release them for sale to the public. only a handful of Steelers game jerseys, like Santonio Holmes with JoSports, have surfaced. at best, you have a Steelers pro cut jersey (not game issued because you don't have proof where this originated from) customized with Roethlisberger's name and number. make sure you clearly distinguish this when you sell it and don't mislead potential buyers.