Nike Classes Up The Field General With Newly Added Suede

The new material shift arrives with a familiar palette.

Matt Varga November 7, 2024

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It’s hard to imagine a wider chasm between what a shoe was initially made for and what it stands for now than the Nike Field General ’82. In its (fitting) 1982 introduction, it was intended for true gridiron use, but its reintroduction for shelves has been as a lifestyle proposition.

Given that, it’s no surprise that ultra-simplistic colorways (with the exception of its Union collab) have been the home base. Further, the black and white edition on tap here revives a colorway we saw just months earlier, pinning white Nike text and Swooshes atop a jet black design. So what makes this a new shoe? Look to the heel and forefoot to spot the major difference, a switch to suede heel counters and overlays from its traditional leather arrangement.

The Nike Field General ’82 in “Black/White” drops in Spring 2025, retailing at $100. Watch our Sneaker Release Dates page in the coming weeks for further updates.

Elsewhere in Beaverton, all eyes are on the release of the Wu Tang Dunk.

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Mens Nike Field General 82

SKU: HF3165-001

RETAIL PRICE: $100

RELEASE DATE: 2025

US 2025

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.