In his free agency introductory press conference, Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. said he will be sporting the No. 0 jersey number for the team in the 2023 season.
“I’m No. 0,” Jones said. “It was a family decision that the kids—I said, ‘What do you want daddy to be?’”
In his first stint with the Lions—back from 2016 to 2020—Jones wore the number 11. He continued to wear that number for the past two years with the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, upon his return to Detroit this season, he did not want to take the number from teammate Kalif Raymond, who has been wearing that number for the Lions in each of the past two seasons.