Due to the NFL’s jersey number restrictions—as well as the gentlemen occupying Nos. 2 through 12 and Nos. 14 through 19—new Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield only had two open choices for his uniform. He could either opt for the unlucky No. 13 or see what he could do with No. 1 and subsequently get banished into the shadow realm for disrespecting the greatest player in franchise history.
So, he opted for a third avenue and made his own choice.
According to Mayfield himself, he has acquired his No. 6—which he wore at Texas Tech University, the University of Oklahoma and with the Cleveland Browns—from punter Johnny Hekker.
