<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NFL | Competition committee discussing rule change regarding numbersSat, 13 May 2006 12:18:03 -0700Mike Triplett, of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, reports the NFL's competition committee discussed a possible rule change regarding uniform numbers during a conference call Friday, May 12, and will report on the issue to all 32 teams during the league meetings later this month, according to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. New Orleans Saints RB Reggie Bush has asked for permission to wear his college No. 5, but running backs are restricted to numbers in the 20s, 30s or 40s. Two-thirds of the NFL's 32 owners would need to approve in order for the rule to be changed.</div>http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl
I donno what the odds are of 2/3 of the 32 owners agreeing with this. It takes away from a lot of the tradition in the league, and football in general.
I thought it was cool that Bush was offering to give a portion of his #5 Jersey Sales to Hurricane Katrina relief.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Arrowhead? @ May 13 2006, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't really care. It's just a number.</div>have you ever played football, I have and belive me it's not just a number. I wore the same number from little league to high school to a player it is more then just a number........
Yeah I feel that a player's number is like an identity thing, it's who YOU are on the feild.But in Reggie's case, he needs to just pick a number with a 5 in it, like 25, 35, 45.
its just a number. -_-and to be honest, the number of money you put in your wallet outweighs the number you wear on the field.
Wearing #5 would increase his jersey sales so much, so those work with eachother pretty well, wouldn't you say?
Yeah, the system has been broken by Keyshawn Johnson (19), Randy Moss (18), Peyton Manning (18), and now this guy. But this should clear it up:1-9 Quarterbacks and Kickers10-19 Quarterbacks, Receivers, and Kickers20-49 Running Backs and Defensive Backs50-59 Centers and Linebackers60-79 Defensive Linemen and Offensive Linemen80-89 Receivers and Tight Ends90-99 Defensive Linemen and Linebackers
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sham @ May 15 2006, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, the system has been broken by Keyshawn Johnson (19), Randy Moss (18), Peyton Manning (18), and now this guy. But this should clear it up:1-9 Quarterbacks and Kickers10-19 Quarterbacks, Receivers, and Kickers20-49 Running Backs and Defensive Backs50-59 Centers and Linebackers60-79 Defensive Linemen and Offensive Linemen80-89 Receivers and Tight Ends90-99 Defensive Linemen and Linebackers</div>That ones not entirely correct, Tight Ends are allowed to go in the 40's like Dallas Clark (44) and Chris Cooley (47). Most of the times its because they are regarded as 'H-Backs' though.1-19 - Quarterbacks20-49 - Runningbacks10-19, 80-89 - Wide Recievers40-49, 80-89 - Tight Ends50-79 - Offensive Lineman60-79, 90-99 - Defensive Lineman50-59, 90-99 - Linebackers20-49 - Defensive BacksAnd FYI: Keyshawn Johnson started the trend when he wore number 19 in 1996 because the New York Jets had ran out of numbers in the 80s.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sheriff Gonna Getcha @ May 15 2006, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Was Keyshawn the first ever?</div>The First player to have an exception to the NFL's numbering system? Yes.The first player WR in modern era to have a number in the 10's? Yes.But not the first in general as there was no numbering system before 1973, so players like Don Maynard were #13 back then.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (- LJ - @ May 15 2006, 02:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>its just a number. -_-and to be honest, the number of money you put in your wallet outweighs the number you wear on the field.</div>wrong it is not just a number , to this day I can tell you what number I was from pop warner to high school # 7 and if I played collage I would have requested that Number and so on.
leaving a number behind and starting with a new one sucks, I swapped from 27 to 32 and then later I combined the two to make #37 (3 from the beginning of 32 and 7 from the end of 27)
i think they should give it to him. I mean it is just a number.. but this oprotunity doesnt come around everyday.. i think it would be a good change...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Bush not allowed to wear No. 5 in '06 By Vic CarucciNational Editor, NFL.comDENVER (May 23, 2006) -- If Reggie Bush had hoped to wear jersey No. 5 for the New Orleans Saints in 2006, he's out of luck.The NFL's competition committee decided at the league's owners meeting here it will not recommend a change to the numbering system for jerseys for the '06 season, and it seems unlikely that it would do so for future seasons.This may be the last time anyone sees Reggie Bush in a No. 5 jersey. Bush had petitioned the committee to either allow him to wear No. 5, which he wore as a superstar running back at USC, or change the numbering system that requires running backs to wear numbers in the twenties, thirties or forties. Bush, the second overall pick of the draft, is expected to wear a number in the twenties in his rookie season.The matter will be discussed again during a conference call in two weeks to determine whether it should again be addressed during the owners' October meeting. That would leave the door open to the possibility that Bush's desire to wear No. 5 could be realized in 2007 -- but it is open by only the smallest margin."No. 1, no one's comfortable with their making an exception to the policy, because the exceptions just create a problem for every team," said Rich McKay, co-chairman of the league's competition committee."No. 2, we're not comfortable recommending any change at this time, because to have something adopted at this time, meaning at this meeting, you would have the difference between the way a rookie's being treated and the way a veteran's being treated, because there's so much in the pipeline with respect to jerseys that there is no way a veteran would be in the position to change his jersey number."McKay, who is the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons, added that "there's no real sentiment" among members of the competition committee to indicate that there ever would be a change in the jersey numbering system.The current numbering system, established in 1973, saw its most recent change two years ago, when receivers were allowed to wear numbers in the teens rather than the eighties. McKay explained that the reason for the change was because through a combination of factors -- retired numbers, teams carrying more receivers and tight ends -- there was a shortage of available numbers in the eighties.In another development, the Kansas City Chiefs tabled their proposal to expand the playoffs from 12 to 14 teams before it could be put to a vote.</div>http://www.nfl.com/news/story/9456833
Not a big deal. I mean it would be cool if he would have been able to wear #5 but he hasn't proved a damn thing in the NFL so I don't blame them.
