NY Times · Mar 30, 2023
The Power of Zero, Now Back in the N.F.L.
Jim Otto, a Hall of Fame center for the Oakland Raiders, famously wore 00 in the N.F.L.Credit...Associated PressThere 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.
