The following are product categories and their respective suppliers for the '97-98 NFL season. AUTHENTIC JERSEYS manufactured by Nike, Reebok, Starter and Wilson. REPLICA's handled by Champion, Logo Athletic, Nike, Reebok, Starter and Wilson. OUTERWEAR, COACHES SHIRTS by Logo Athletic, Nike, Reebok and Starter. HEADWEAR handled by Logo Athletic, Nike, Reebok, Sports Specialties and Starter. Logo Athletic, Nike, Reebok and Starter are allowed 20 player exemptions each. PRACTICEWEAR by Champion. THERMALWEAR by Maxit. (^) = change of supplier (NFL).
| AFC EAST | DOLPHINS | PATRIOTS | BILLS | JETS | COLTS |
| Uniforms | Starter^ | Starter | Wilson^ | Starter^ | Wilson |
| Outerwear | Starter | Starter | Logo | Starter | Logo |
| Cap (coach) | Starter | Starter | Logo | Starter | Logo |
| Cap (players) | Starter^ | Starter^ | Logo^ | Starter^ | Logo^ |
| | | | | | |
| AFC CENTRAL | STEELERS | RAVENS | BENGALS | OILERS | JAGUARS |
| Uniforms | Nike^ | Starter^ | Wilson^ | Wilson | Nike |
| Outerwear | Nike^ | Starter | Starter | Logo | Nike |
| Cap (coach) | Nike^ | Starter | Starter | Logo | Nike |
| Cap (players) | Sports | Starter^ | Starter^ | Logo^ | Sports |
| | | | | | |
| AFC WEST | CHARGERS | BRONCOS | RAIDERS | SEAHAWKS | CHIEFS |
| Uniforms | Wilson^ | Nike | Nike | Wilson | Reebok^ |
| Outerwear | Logo^ | Nike | Nike | Logo^ | Reebok^ |
| Cap (coach) | Logo^ | Nike | Nike | Logo^ | Reebok^ |
| Cap (players) | Logo^ | Sports | Sports | Logo^ | Reebok^ |
| | | | | | |
| NFC EAST | COWBOYS | EAGLES | GIANTS | CARDS | REDSKINS |
| Uniforms | Nike | Starter^ | Reebok | Wilson^ | Wilson^ |
| Outerwear | Nike | Starter | Reebok | Logo | Starter |
| Cap (coach) | Nike | Starter | Reebok | Logo | Starter |
| Cap (players) | Sports | Starter^ | Reebok | Logo^ | Starter^ |
| | | | | | |
| NFC CENTRAL | VIKINGS | PACKERS | LIONS | BEARS | BUCS |
| Uniforms | Starter | Nike^ | Reebok | Nike^ | Wilson |
| Outerwear | Starter | Nike^ | Reebok | Nike^ | Logo |
| Cap (coach) | Starter | Nike^ | Reebok | Nike^ | Logo |
| Cap (players) | Starter^ | Sports | Reebok^ | Sports | Logo^ |
| | | | | | |
| NFC WEST | PANTHERS | SAINTS | FALCONS | RAMS | 49ERS |
| Uniforms | Nike^ | Reebok^ | Reebok^ | Starter^ | Reebok |
| Outerwear | Nike^ | Reebok | Reebok^ | Starter^ | Reebok |
| Cap (coach) | Nike^ | Reebok | Reebok^ | Starter^ | Reebok |
| Cap (players) | Sports | Reebok^ | Reebok^ | Starter^ | Reebok^ |
NOTES: BRANDWEEK'S Terry Lefton notes the NFL "reshuffled the deck" for its Pro-Line license, "eliminating longtime licensee Russell and restricting Champion to practice wear" (BRANDWEEK, 12/16 issue).
