Reportedly, the NFL is going to allow anyone except OL and DL to wear single-digit numbers. Tom Brady thinks it is going to make for some bad football, based on what he posted on the Instagram.
I'm not sure this is going to be a big deal. I'm guessing the NFL is doing this primarily to increase jersey sales. After a few games, I would think whomever is blitzing and not blitzing won't really matter at all in regards to their jersey number.
And here's Tom Brady on the subject.
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