Recently a number of football purists realized that they soon may come face-to-face with an idea that they have long loathed, restrictions on jersey numbers potentially being lifted. In the midst of all the rule changes that were proposed by various clubs this offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs’ proposal stood out a bit as they are petitioning to allow for more flexibility when it comes to assigned jersey numbers.
As things currently stand, restrictions only allow wide receivers to wear numbers 10-19 or 80-81 as just one example. If this passes, then wideouts and other positions could even be allowed to wear numbers in the single digits.