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Allen Hurns Switching to Jersey No. 17 to Honor Florida School Shooting Victims

When Allen Hurns takes the field in 2018, he will be doing so in a new uniform...and a new number.

Business decisions led to Hurns moving on from the Jacksonville Jaguars and signing with the Dallas Cowboys this offseason—but his decision to switch his uniform number from No. 88 (which is currently occupied in Dallas by Dez Bryant) to No. 17 goes much deeper.

Allen Hurns

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The reasoning behind the change, which the Miami, Florida, native revealed to 105.