Let the battle for No. 1 begin.
Breece Hall claimed the jersey number shortly after the Jets posted a graphic of him wearing the numeral on Saturday. Ahmad Gardner happened to stumble across Hall’s tweet, however, and responded with a light-hearted post of his own to put his hat in the ring for the number.
No you don’t 🤔🤣 https://t.co/BzkGwdm0Z8
— SAUCE (@iamSauceGardner) April 30, 2022
Gardner wore No. 1 at Cincinnati, while Hall wore No. 28 throughout his career at Iowa State. That, combined with Gardner’s place ahead of Hall in the draft pick pecking order, may give Gardner an inside track at the number.
However, New York’s prized rookies seem to be unaware that D.J. Reed has already claimed No. 1 after wearing No. 2 with the Seahawks last season and during his college career at Kansas State. He’s the veteran in this situation, giving him dibs on whatever digit he wants.
In other words, Gardner and Hall don’t have much of a chance of rocking No. 1 in 2022. Such is life as a rookie in the NFL.
