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Colts unveil garish all-white uniforms in April Fools' prank

Published Apr. 1, 2015 6:08 p.m. ET

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The Indianapolis Colts tried their hand at a pretty elaborate April Fools' Day joke.

The Colts made a ripple in the NFL waters Wednesday when they released a new all-white uniform set. Like, seriously, all white. Everything on the uniform is white.

As everyone quickly pointed out, Wednesday is April Fools' Day, meaning you've gotta be on your toes at all times and expect everything even bordering on hard-to-believe is a joke. So when a team releases uniforms as ridiculous as these, yeah, the antenna goes up.

All white everything. #WHITEOUT GALLERY: http://t.co/CpkrZusw2m pic.twitter.com/LErkGi3wpm
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) April 1, 2015

Here's a hastily made video also hyping the "new" kit.

You asked. We delivered. #WHITEOUT http://t.co/MV1FVbzl9s pic.twitter.com/cwxfzoQRQ9
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) April 1, 2015

They went all in, too, to sell the new unis. The Colts' official website included a video and a full-site takeover promoting the new look.

Alas, it was indeed all a hoax. The Colts copped to it about five hours after the initial tweets hit the web.

It was fun while it lasted! #WHITEOUT pic.twitter.com/byGKgFT9Xy
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) April 1, 2015

Those white uniforms may have just been a prank, but maybe the Colts should consider giving them a go. They'd hardly be the worst in the league, right?

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