Many athletes have a story behind the number that they wear. For new Houston Texans receiver Jaelen Strong, his number will serve as motivation.
NFL rules will not allow Strong to wear the No. 21 that he wore at Arizona State. Needing a new number, the third-round pick in the 2015 NFL draft found a number that has some meaning.
No. 11.
It represents the 10 receivers drafted before Strong. Now, it will be up to him to show the teams that drafted a wideout other than him that they made a mistake.
Conveniently, Strong was "involved" in a trade that helped make No.