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Bengals Tee Higgins switches to No. 5 je

by durovis on Jun 1st, 2023 09:10 AM

star is , No. 5, making him the latest big-name player to take advantage of the NFL's loosened rules on jersey numbers. The move to smaller numbers has been especially prominent at Higgins' wide receiver position. The league first deviated from Axel Andersson Women Jersey its large-scale jersey rules, instituted in 1973, to allow wideouts to use Nos. 10-19 -- in addition to Nos. 80-89 -- in 2004. This alone catapulted the use of teen jersey numbers at the position. But then the floodgates opened further in 2021, when the NFL also began allowing skill positions to wear anything between Nos. 1-49. There are a multitude of reasons why receivers tend to gravitate toward smaller digits. For one, as several big names , single and slimmer digits tend to invoke the speed and athleticism of the position. They're also more comparable to what players wore in college, where jersey-number rules have long been unrestrictive. So are there notable NFL wideouts still rocking numbers in the 80s? Reviewing all 32 Jeremy Lauzon Women Jersey rosters, here's what we found: There are 64 surefire (top two) starting wide receivers acro s the league. About 14 of them are on new teams this year, and in most cases, they haven't finalized jersey numbers for 2023, though the ' has announced . It's a safe bet most of the others in new homes will select numbers in the single digits or teens. As for confirmed top-two WRs with jerseys in the 80s, there are a whopping ... two, or a mere3% of players in that category: (88), Paul Carey Jersey (81), Lamb was admittedly not a fan of switching from his college No. 2 when he got to the NFL in 2020, but he's since suggested he'll retain No. 88 as a nod to past Cowboys greats like Michael Irvin and . Williams, meanwhile, wore his college No. 7 during rookie training camp in 2017, but has Anders Bjork Men Jersey worn No. 81 since. He and Lamb are also the only recent Pro Bowl WRs with numbers in the 80s. If we expand the search to relatively notable names, including established or surefire No. 3/4 WRs, we can add eight names to the 80 WR Club: (81), (83), Bengals (83), (84), (84), (86), (87), . (88), As you can see, the true difference-makers out wide -- in fact, the vast majority of them -- no longer claim the 80s as their own. From (1) and (14) to (11) and (17), the star power lies squarely with the smaller numbers. And if you're wondering where on Earth the 80s have gone besides mostly mid-tier reserves, you might start by pivoting to the tight end position: 24 of the NFL's current 26 starting TEs with confirmed 2023 jersey numbers wear Nos. 80-89, even though the league Brad Marchand Jersey permits them to also use Nos. 1-49.

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Re: Bengals Tee Higgins switches to No. 5 je

by time on Jun 15th, 2023 11:54 AM

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