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Eagles’ Jersey Number Proposal is Successful
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HUGE NFL news:
Among the rule changes that were passed today: The Eagles' proposal to to permit the use of zero ("0") as a jersey numeral and to allow kickers and punters to use any jersey numeral between 0-49 and 90-99.
So make your predictions about who will wear 0 for the Eagles…
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) March 28, 2023
This is the first time since the early 1970s that NFL players will be able to wear 0. In the college game, they made the rule change in 2020, so Christian Gonzalez wears zero now, but he wouldn’t have been able to do it just a few seasons ago.
This number is probably going to some rookie, right? Is any current player jonesing for zero? Can’t imagine they would be. 3x Pro Bowler Jim Otto ain’t walking through that door in 2023.
Maybe Lane Johnson wears 0, since he gives up 0 sacks. Or Marcus Mariota, because hopefully he’ll play 0 games. Or Quez Watkins, who made 0 plays when we needed him. There are choices to be made here.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com