Stahls’, St. Clair Shores, Mich., aided in the making of this year’s NFL draft pick jerseys.
Starting in 2012, the NFL began a new tradition of presenting a team jersey with the drafted player’s name on the back during its annual Draft Day — held at Radio City Music Hall in New York — when it announces the picks for the upcoming season.
Stahls’ involvement in this year’s NFL Draft, held May 8, was highlighted in a recent article and accompanying video from The New York Times. The article discussed how Commissioner Roger Goodell was able to hand each player a personalized jersey in less than two minutes after he announced the picks to the world, highlighting Stahls’ for its role in making that happen with prespaced text and a Hotronix heat press.
The article, titled “Personalizing Jerseys of Top N.F.L. Picks is a Race Against the Clock,” shows Cathi Christopher of Stahls’ positioning a prespaced name and heat sealing it with a Hotronix Fusion heat press.
For more information, visit stahls.com. — L.M.
