Tom Brady is the best to ever play the position but his position on the NFL easing their jersey number policy is...well out of bounds. The league will now allow quarterbacks, kickers and punters to wear numbers 1-19. Defensive backs, running backs, tight ends and receivers can wear 1-49 and 80-89. Offensive linemen can wear 50-79 and 90-99. And now linebackers can wear 1-59 and 90-99.
Brady went on Instagram and ripped the new policy saying "Good luck trying to block the right people. Going to make for a lot of bad football." He added "DUMB. Why not let linemen wear whatever number they want too. Why have numbers? Just colored jerseys, why not wear the same numbers, DUMB."
Stop it Tom. You are not going to get confused about who is on offense and who is on defense. You will be able to pick up the Mike linebacker and if your wide receiver is wearing number 1 and the defensive back guarding him is wearing number 1, throw the ball to the guy from your team.
This is nothing. Try looking at a college game where teams have multiple players wearing the same jersey number. Linemen have been wearing single digits for years.
One note for NFL players who want to change their jersey number, the agreement between the NFLPA and league requires a player to buy the remaining inventory of their old number before they can switch. The league doesn't keep that much inventory on hand, but it is something required before the new jersey can be made.
Now the notes, Larry King style:
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