Desmond Ridder swapped his No. 9 jersey from his days at Cincinnati for the No. 4 jersey with the Atlanta Falcons, and there's a pretty simple reason for the switch.
Ridder said he messaged linebacker Lorenzo Carter after the draft to ask if he'd be willing to give up No. 9, but he turned Ridder down. The rookie signal-caller knew he likely could have bought the number from Carter but chose not to make an offer.
"I'm a frugal guy," Ridder said, per ESPN's Michael Rothstein. "I think the number change can wait."
The Falcons selected Ridder in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft out of Cincinnati.