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Carson Wentz Reveals Colts Jersey Number with Help of Young Eagles Superfan

The Indianapolis Colts appeared to announce quarterback Carson Wentz will wear No. 2 following his arrival in an offseason trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Giovanni Hamilton, an Eagles superfan with Schwartz-Jampel syndrome who forged a bond with Wentz, posted the QB's new jersey number on Twitter:

Giovanni the Philly Sports Podcaster

thank u @Colts ud83dude4c i am so happy to have my guy @cj_wentz new jersey https://t.co/jNNUQwzPPj

Wentz wore No. 11 during his time in Philadelphia, but Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. said he informed the signal-caller he wasn't interested in changing numbers to make No.