This week, the NFL passed a rule that will allow more players to wear single digit numbers. Those who are familiar with LSU’s tradition of the team’s top player always wearing No. 7 will know what that means to some of players throughout the league.
It’s going to take some getting used to, but it’s likely we see a lot of players go back to their college numbers. This is a natural evolution. Keyshawn Johnson popularized wide receivers wearing jerseys in the teens when he joined the Jets in 1996. In 2004, the rule receivers had to wear numbers in the 80s officially changed and receivers could wear jerseys in the tens.