With their preseason opener against the visiting New York Giants set to be kicked off on Thursday night, the New England Patriots finally unveiled the jersey numbers for their 2022 rookie class.
The updated list is headlined by first-round draft choice Cole Strange. The Chattanooga product had been wearing No. 50 throughout the offseason and early stages of training camp, but he has now switched to No. 69 — the same number he wore during his college career with the Mocs.
Strange is one of 15 first-year players to see their provisional numbers replaced with “real” ones.