With a focus on music and business, Rob Aster graduated with a bachelors from the University of Miami and has over two decades of music industry experience. Currently serving as the managing partner and owner of Radical Rob’s House of Tunes in Florida, Rob Aster produces original music for CBS Sports programming ranging from National Football League (NFL) games to Professional Golfers’ Association tour events. When he is not composing music, Mr. Aster enjoys following his favorite football team, the New York Giants.
Although they lost 19-24 to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, December 22, 2016, the New York Giants sported a look that was familiar to fans of the team from the 1980s to 1990s. The team donned their retro NFL Color Rush uniforms during that event, honoring the organization’s historic era.
The NFL Color Rush event debuted last season, sponsored by the NFL to commemorate the league’s 50 years of games broadcast in color. The Color Rush alternative jerseys appeared in four “Thursday Night Football” contests in 2015, making a memorable impact.
The Giants paid homage to their 1980s and 1990s championship teams by wearing the retro all white road jerseys with blue numbers and red outlined trim. The throwback uniforms were a modern update to those of the timeless 1980s era.
Ring of Honor member and former Giants linebacker Carl Banks holds an emotional connection to the special jerseys and believes they restore a sense of winning and pride to the organization’s football program.