There will be something new in the N.F.L. next year: nothing.
Among the usual array of 12s and 88s and 97s dotting the league’s fields next season will be some humble 0s after the league on Tuesday voted to allow that number on jerseys for the first time in decades. At least one player, Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley, has already said he plans to wear No. 0. Zero’s big cousin, 00, remains barred for now.
Although no N.F.L. players have worn uniforms with 0 or 00 in games since the 1980s, zeros have a history in the league.