There are a lot of players that have superstitions about their jersey number. Mike Gesicki might be one of them. Last year after he was drafted in the second round, Gesicki wore the number 86.
Some speculation ran through the internet vine of rumor and speculation that Gesicki would somehow finagle the 88 from Leonte Carroo. That didn’t happen and when Carroo made the final 53 man roster, Gesicki was left with 86.
Carroo is no longer a member of the team so it only made sense for Gesicki to move back to the number he wore at Penn State.