New England Patriots Retro Speed Mini

The original Patriot on the old school shell. The New England Patriots Retro Mini Speed puts the most beloved and characterful logo in franchise history on Riddell's Retro shell, the warm cream shell, the classic full-body Pat Patriot illustration in blue and red rendered large and expressive against that bright surface with every detail of the crouching minuteman fully visible at mini scale, the blue crown stripe tracing the top of the shell, and the bold red face mask that gives this retro configuration its most vivid and era-correct presentation. The rounded vintage Retro profile gives the original Pat Patriot identity the silhouette it actually belongs to, connecting the full-body illustrated logo to the AFL and early NFL era when New England football was still finding its identity and the crouching minuteman was the only version of the Patriots brand anyone had ever seen.

The full-body Pat Patriot illustration is what makes this mini its own irreplaceable piece in the New England collectible lineup. Where the red shell 1980s and early 1990s minis carry the Pat Patriot logo in its standard form, the Retro configuration puts the full illustrated figure front and center on a cream shell that gives the blue and red artwork a warmth and vintage character that no standard configuration can approach. For Patriots collectors who want the founding era represented on the shell it belongs to, or for anyone who considers the original crouching Pat Patriot the most characterful mark in New England football history, this is that mini.