In advance of Friday’s start to rookie minicamp, the Seattle Seahawks announced the jersey numbers assigned to their new crop of drafted players Thursday. Presumably, undrafted rookies got numbers too, but it looks like we’ll have to stand by for those reports from eyewitness beat writer accounts this weekend. Here’s how the the designations break down, in order of pick selection:
David Moore 83
There’s nothing precious about non-retired jersey numbers in the NFL. Because of the way the league strictly classes number assignments by position and roster inflation in effect at this time of the offseason, it’s impossible to read too much significance in any player usurping a former player’s number.