After wearing the No. 3 for the past four seasons at Clemson, Amari Rodgers had to choose a different number with the Green Bay Packers after joining the organization as its third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Unfortunately for Rodgers, the No. 3 was the second jersey number in Packers history to be retired, in honor of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Tony Canadeo upon his retirement in 1952.
So instead, Rodgers went with the No. 8 – not only because he wanted a single-digit number, with the NFL recently passing a rule allowing skill players to wear single digits, but also because the number has a special meaning for him.