Whitworth said it’s particularly meaningful if captains are voted in by their teammates, as opposed to being chosen by coaches. “Seems like you would want to promote guys across the league that have continued to be great ambassadors for the game,” Whitworth said. There’s a movement afoot to change the league rules, so those accrued years carry over, even if a player switches teams.
So, for instance, Rams tackle Andrew Whitworth has only two gold stars, even though he has been a captain 10 times in his career - the first eight with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he wore a gold C. Under the current system, it doesn’t matter if that player has been a captain with another franchise. When a player reaches five years of service, he gets a gold C with four gold stars underneath. Those are changed from white to gold for each year the player has been a captain with that franchise.
There are four stars underneath the C that designate the number of years of service as a captain. Each of those players wears a “C” on the upper right corner of his chest. Farmer: Beginning in 2007, the NFL allowed teams to designate as many as six captains per season.
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