The Los Angeles Rams are welcoming plenty of new faces in 2017, . Second-year wide receiver Mike Thomas is one of those changing numbers.
Thomas will enter 2017 wearing No. 88 after wearing No. 13 during his rookie campaign.
However, this isn't your average jersey switch. Thomas' ties to the number 88 go much deeper than vanity.
“I wore No. 88 in college at Southern Miss. I feel like that number represents something more to me, my great grandmother," Thomas said. "She passed away at the age of 88 and that was also her favorite number.