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Max Gerber

Twitter reacts to Jameson Williams’ number change to Matthew Stafford’s old No. 9

Rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams has changed his jersey number from 18 to 9, and many fans and media members have responded to the news in different ways on Twitter.

A jersey number change wouldn’t usually make for much discussion, but it seemed like the number 9 would have been taken out of circulation for the Detroit Lions. The number was worn throughout Matthew Stafford’s time as a Lion and many would have guessed it would have been retired after he was traded to the Rams.

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Other than one practice squad player in 2021 who had to wear the number due to a lack of available numbers, 9 has not been given out to anyone since Stafford was traded. With Williams now donning the number for Detroit, many have given their reactions online.

 

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