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.
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.
I'm not mad at Alim McNeil wearing Chris Speilmans number and Im not mad at Jameson Williams wearing Matthew Staffords number.
Hopefully all 4 players join Chris on the ring of Fame pic.twitter.com/b8bOsyQPhS— and I never slice. (@bushwood_c) August 10, 2022
those of you that bought #18 Jameson Williams jerseys- pic.twitter.com/prES5hMToE
— Morgan Cannon (@MCannon313) August 10, 2022
This is going to be weeeeeiiiirrrddddd. https://t.co/wj6XUo4dmo
— Scott Warheit (@swarheit) August 10, 2022
Good choice. It was the most popular jersey at Lions games last season. https://t.co/9tqj3ab1rm
— Justin Rogers (@Justin_Rogers) August 10, 2022
nope. L. get off the team. https://t.co/hpAKTUQroT
— mansur🕊 (@mansurshaheen) August 10, 2022
🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴 https://t.co/f1DYSm5O25
— Brandon T (@btrue_927) August 10, 2022
i have complicated feelings on JaMo wearing 9.
— Jeremy Reisman (@DetroitOnLion) August 10, 2022
I can't imagine thinking Staffords jersey number should be off limits in Detroit
— Griffin & Bass (@GriffinAndBass) August 10, 2022
Love the Jameson jersey change. Asked Stafford first and he approved. I’m fully behind it. He’s going to do great things for us wearing that number #9 #DetroitLions #OnePride
— Erik Seigle (@ErikSeigle) August 10, 2022
A lot of people complaining on here. It's a number, but it's so cool that he reached out to Stafford first.
But you guys, chess not checkers. Jameson knows everybody is still going to show up to Ford Field forever wearing Stafford jerseys. That's a lot of No. 9s in the stands. https://t.co/uJeZH7FaQ1 pic.twitter.com/VTWtWPGLns
— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) August 10, 2022
