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 ...

The Chiefs have proposed the expanded use of single-digit numbers. Unlike many new proposals, which require a few attempts before getting enough votes, this one could sail through with 24 or more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you have a jersey of your favorite player, you might get ready to either exchange it or buy another one. The NFL on Wednesday passed rule changes and one of them allows certain position players to ...

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.

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 ...

Oregon head coach Willie Taggart stripped away the single-digit numbers for this players this spring, and now one player has been awarded the first one back. Willie Taggart said players would have to ...

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 ...