RENTON — Seahawks cornerback Tre Flowers asked a question recently of defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. — could he change his number from 37 to 21?
“He told me I had to have a reason,’’ Flowers said.
So Flowers told him that he hadn’t felt comfortable wearing number 37 because it was the same number worn by Shaun Alexander when he played for the Seahawks from 2000-2007.
That was more than good enough for Norton.
“I gave him a good reason,” Flower said with a smile. “He left me alone.”
Flowers, the Seahawks’ starting right cornerback, made the switch in practice this week and will debut the new number when Seattle opens the regular season Sunday against the Bengals.