DETROIT — When Beau Brieske first started playing sports, he wore the No. 22 even though his mother objected. “No,” she told him, “your number is 4.” Brieske was born on April 4, 4/4, in hospital room ...

With the NFL adopting the Chiefs’ proposal to allow a much wider swath of players to wear single-digit numbers, any player that tries to change his number may end up writing a check for something more ...

There’s a chance that some of the NFL’s biggest stars could be sporting new numbers next season. According to ESPN and Sports Illustrated, NFL owners have approved a change that relaxes the rules that ...

Nebraska football released its first batch of single-digit jersey number recipients on Wednesday evening, with four players getting their choice of numbers. Senior wide receiver Billy Kemp IV picked ...

Nebraska football handed out two single-digit numbers on Monday evening, as wide receiver Dane Key and defensive lineman Riley Van Poppel were announced as the first single-digit number recipients.

On Wednesday, Nebraska football announced this season's first four recipients of single-digit uniform numbers. Billy Kemp (1), Isaac Gifford (2), Luke Reimer (4) and Jeff Sims (7) earned the rights to ...

While it's far from the most pressing rule change set to be discussed and voted on by NFL owners this offseason, a proposal to expand the use of single-digit numbers for different position groups ...

UTSA cornerback Tariq Woolen said he felt a different energy when he arrived at practice Tuesday morning and found a fresh No. 3 jersey hanging in his locker. Woolen was given the No. 3 when he ...

With the start of spring ball on Monday, Nebraska released an updated roster featuring new numbers and positions, with players who have left the team now removed from the official spring program. One ...

The first time New England Patriots fans got a look at then-rookie receiver Gunner Olszewski, he was wearing No. 9 during a 2019 preseason game. That’s due to a little quirk in the NFL rulebook that ...

Earlier this week, the NFL announced that the league's owners will soon vote on 13 rule or bylaw changes that could go into effect as soon as the 2021 season. As part of those proposals, the Kansas ...