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As first reported by NFL Community’s Tom Peliserro, NFL house owners accepted a proposal throughout their annual conferences in Phoenix on Tuesday that may enable gamers to put on the No. 0.
The Philadelphia Eagles submitted the proposal last month, citing the dearth of accessible numbers within the single digits after the league relaxed its restrictions in 2021, permitting working backs, broad receivers, tight ends, linebackers and defensive backs to put on these numbers.
Anybody apart from offensive and defensive linemen at the moment are permitted to put on the No. 0, including kickers and punters. They had been beforehand restricted to Nos. 1-19, however the modification to Rule 5, Part 1, Article 2 additionally expanded their vary to Nos. 0-49 and Nos. 90-99.
The primary participant to announce that he would put on No. 0 was Jacksonville Jaguars broad receiver Calvin Ridley, while New York Giants wideout Parris Campbell has followed suit. Others hinting at a change embrace Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.
As we mentioned last month, the final participant within the NFL to put on No. 0 throughout a regular-season sport was former New Orleans Saints security Obert Logan in 1967. The league launched a jersey numbering system in 1973, which outlawed using the No. 0 and No. 00.
The modification to Rule 5, Part 1, Article 2 doesn’t embrace the No. 00, which was final worn by former Houston Oilers broad receiver Ken Burrough (1970-81), as he and former Oakland Raiders middle Jim Otto (1960-74) had been grandfathered in.
The NFL now falls consistent with the NCAA, which has allowed players to wear the No. 0 since 2020. That change was the results of the rising reputation in single-digit numbers, in addition to the prevalence of an offensive and a defensive participant sporting the identical quantity on the identical crew.
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