From 1925 through 2022, only 19 players in pro football ever wore the jersey No. 0, and most of those players did so in the NFL’s early days — which is where legends like Ox Eckhardt and Wee Willie Smith come from. But now that the NFL has allowed the number for everyone but offensive and defensive linemen (uh, why — the number is cooler the bigger the player is), there will be 23 players sporting the jersey No. 0 in the 2023 season.
