Devin Bush will wear #55 his rookie season and in all likelihood, for remainder of his Pittsburgh Steelers career. The luxury of being a first rounder means you basically get to pick your number and not lose out to someone else, like Benny Snell did, having to settle for 24 with Mark Barron keeping 26.
So why 55? Bush explained why on Friday.
“I know Joey Porter wore it,” he told reporters. “Great linebacker here. Always wanted to wear #10 again. So add five and five together and you get ten.