What numbers can a middle linebacker wear?
Linebackers and defensive backs can now wear numbers between 1 and 49. (Linebackers can still wear numbers from 50 to 59 and 90 to 99, as they did previously. The permitted numbers for other positions remain unchanged.)
Can linebackers wear single digit numbers?
Previously only quarterbacks, kickers and punters were allowed to wear single-digit jerseys. Now running backs, fullbacks, H-backs, wide receivers and tight ends can wear Nos. 1-49 and 80-89. Defensive backs can choose 1-49, linebackers 1-59 and 90-99, and defensive linemen 50-79 and 90-99.
What numbers can linebackers wear 2021?
What is the new NFL number rule?
Position group | Number options | Previous number options |
---|---|---|
Offensive line | 50-79 | 50-79 |
Defensive line | 50-79, 90-99 | 50-79, 90-99 |
Linebackers | 1-59, 90-99 | 40-59, 90-99 |
Defensive backs | 1-49 | 20-49 |
Is 58 a linebacker number?
Since 2010, defensive linemen are allowed to wear numbers 50–59; this is in part because of the interchangeability of linebackers and defensive ends (a defensive end in a 4–3 defense would be an outside linebacker in a 3–4 defense). In 2015, the NFL Competition Committee allowed linebackers to wear numbers from 40–49.
Who wore 00 in the NFL?
players, including Carmelo Anthony (0) and Damian Lillard (00). Those numbers have been banned from the N.F.L. since the 1973 reforms, although the Hall of Fame center Jim Otto wore 00 in the ’60s and ’70s.
Who wears 11 in the NFL?
11. A number of superstars don No. 11, including future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald and Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman. But Jones remains the standard-bearer after putting up just under 1,400 receiving yards in his ninth NFL season.
What position is number 77 in football?
That is, running backs can line up as wide receivers or tight ends, and players wearing wide receiver and/or tight end numbers can line up in the backfield without having to report to the referee….
Position(s) | Primary | Alternate |
---|---|---|
C | 50-59 | 60-79 |
G, T | 60-79 | |
WR | 80-89 | 10-19 |
TE | 80-89 |
Who wears #2 in the NFL?
2 — Julio Jones, Titans WR.
What position is number 70 in football?
Wide Receiver 10–49. Snapper 50–59. Guard 60–69. Tackle 70–79.