If you saw No. 43 in purple flying down a sideline, you’d probably think you were in Manhattan, Kansas, circa 2003 watching Darren Sproles. However, that could soon be the scenes in Baltimore with Justice Hill.
The Ravens announced their rookies’ numbers Friday. Hill was unable to keep No. 5 because NFL rules allow only quarterbacks, kickers and punters to wear single-digit numbers. He wore No. 27 his freshman season at OSU, but it was probably best to stay away from Ray Rice’s former number. Hill’s jump from No. 5 to No. 43 was quite drastic, unsurprisingly Hill pulls it off.