Deion Sanders launched his first signature sneaker with Nike in 1993, but like all sneakers, multiple samples and prototypes eventually led to the design we all know today. Until now, these have remained behind closed doors as Nike plans to launch a new version of Deion’s Diamond Turf sneaker—the Nike Air DT Protro ‘92.
Seen here in a semi-similar color to the original 49ers rendition, which recently retroed at the start of the year, the model only changes a few details, but they’re quite noticeable. Instead of reserving the Swoosh logo for the lockdown strap, Nike originally had planned to throw the logo on the lateral midfoot (similar to the upcoming LeBron 21 Prime 93), partially covering the semi-translucent mesh panel. Nike text is on the strap now, but besides this and the Primetime tongue logo, things remain the same as the released version.
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