Jace Sternberger shows off his new number during rookie orientation camp in Green Bay last week.
MIKE ROEMER, ASSOCIATED PRESSGREEN BAY — Jace Sternberger getting jersey No. 87 didn’t get nearly the attention that the issuance of No. 52 to fellow draft pick Rashan Gary did. Maybe that’s because the previous owner of that number, wide receiver Jordy Nelson, didn’t take to social media to point out that the Green Bay Packers had given it away.
But for Sternberger, inheriting Nelson’s number — which was held out of the rotation last season after his 10-year Packers career had ended with his March 2018 release — won’t be a burden.