ALLEN PARK, Mich. - The newest No. 9 for the Detroit Lions is expected to be a lot faster than the old one in the Motor City.
Lions' rookie receiver Jameson Williams has officially switched his jersey to No. 9 - Matthew Stafford's old Detroit number. He shared an image of the uniform on his Instagram account.
Williams originally agreed to wear No. 18, as a nod to Lions great Calvin Johnson who wore No. 81 by flipping it but was looking for a single digit number instead. He reached out to Stafford on his own via text as an act of courtesy, according to a source.