I believe it's called a "jock tag". Check this thread for info about removing it:
http://forums.icejerseys.com/index.php?showtopic=2595
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Originally Posted by getbak
For the NFL Captain's patch, the number of gold stars represents the number of years the player has been a captain. If he's been a captain for more than 4 years, the "C" is also gold.
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I've always thought that whole concept was quite silly. Do we really need to know how many years someone has been a captain? And it isn't even mandatory (I believe the Patriots don't even bother using it).