The Pittsburgh Steelers had been laying the groundwork for a week in anticipation of the new kickoff rules passing. Within hours of the vote, the Steelers agreed to terms with legendary kickoff returner Cordarrelle Patterson. Even though Patterson had played for five teams prior to signing with the Steelers, he always had the number 84 on his jersey.
Could that be changing in Pittsburgh? On Tuesday night, Patterson took to X/Twitter and asked his followers about a potential number change.
“Keep my number 84 Or switch to,” Patterson wrote before posting a poll with the numbers 10, 13, 18, and 81.