The NFL Needs to Pass the Number Rule Proposal
A proposal would allow defensive backs, linebackers, and running backs to wear single-digit numbers.
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) April 5, 2021
A player like @jalenramsey, for example, would be able to bring back their No. 8 from Florida State. Who would you like to see change their number? #NFL pic.twitter.com/TnBG5u3vs9
It was reported a few weeks ago that the NFL may allow other positions to wear single-digits. If the proposal passes, it means players other than QBs, punters, and kickers can wear single-digit numbers. When the report came out, it seemed like a lot of players were on board with the rule change.
@NFL let us get them single digit numbers please 😂
— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) April 1, 2021
— JP (@JabrillPeppers) April 1, 2021
Boy i hope the NFL passes that single digit rule
— Darius Slayton (@Young_Slay2) April 1, 2021
Imagine Jalen Ramsey rocking #8? Or Christian McCaffery wearing #5 again? Man would that look awesome on the field. It was always weird for me that the NFL has number restrictions. Why should it matter? It's like telling a center in the NBA that he can only wear a number from 40-99.
There are so many college legends that rocked single digits. If the NFL let Reggie Bush wear #5, I'm convinced he would've been a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The owners and Roger Goodell screw the players over enough. Let them wear single-digit numbers.