No. 5 isn’t available in Green Bay, so Blake Bortles had to wait to pick a number with his new team.
Eleven days after signing with the Packers, Bortles was finally assigned a number. He’ll wear No. 9, which opened up after kicker JJ Molson switched to No. 35.
It’s a new look for the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft.
Bortles wore No. 5 in college at UCF and in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos, but the Packers have the number semi-retired in honor of Hall of Famer Paul Hornung.