Most rule-change proposals in the NFL tend to revolve around hot-button issues: player safety, replay review, overtime and other topics that generate media discussion and fan interest every fall.
The Eagles, however, have proposed a rule that falls outside that realm. Philadelphia has asked the competition committee to allow players to wear uniform No. 0, according to a Tuesday report from Kalyn Kahler of The Athletic.
NFL players have not been allowed to wear No. 0 or No. 00 in the regular season since 1973, the year the league altered the numbering system it initially implemented in 1952. No. 0 appeared on league rosters with relative frequency before then, dating back to Kansas City Cowboys back Phil White, who wore No. 0 in 1925.
