RENTON, Wash. -- After being assigned 58 last year, Darrell Taylor has a new jersey number. He chose 52 to honor his late mother, Peggy Tyler, who wore 25 as a standout basketball player in high school. She passed away when he was 16.
The reason Taylor wanted to ditch 58 in the first place? He associated it with the disappointment of his lost rookie season.
Taylor didn't play a down for the Seattle Seahawks after they drafted him in the second round, instead spending the entire year on the Non-Football Injury list as his recovery from leg surgery took much longer than expected.