Unlike some garments, it’s obvious to anyone who’s experienced winter why the best men’s turtlenecks were invented. No other sweater keeps your neck as warm, or removes the need for a scarf entirely.

Patrick Mahomes, Jamaal Charles, Trent Green, you name it. All of them donned crisp white mock turtleneck shirts under their jerseys in their team photos. “is there a story behind the chiefs ...