As part of their pre-draft press conference on Monday, the Seahawks also unveiled an updated roster with jersey numbers for their new players, as well as a few new numbers for some returning players.
One in particular quickly raised some eyebrows — second-year cornerback Mike Tyson switching from number 40 to 24.
The number 24, of course, was worn by Marshawn Lynch during his Seattle career from 2010-15 and has not been worn since, with receiver Doug Baldwin once taking to Twitter to request to team management that “Nobody wears #24 for years to come” as signed by the team’s “players.