UPDATE: Portis Will Not Be Changing To #21

I'd like to find out if this is confirmed. No word from anyone but Chick Hernandez at this point if I'm correct, and that might be him interpreting CP's desire to do this, not the fact that it's going to happen.

Me too. When this specific question was asked at the Dan Snyder / Joe Gibbs press conf. yesterday, they did not specifically answer the reporter. They only referred to the plan of having the #21 sicker on the helmets (NFL wide) and a patch on the Redskin jerseys. So, still no actual confirmation that I can find.

I personally think that everyone is very wise not to acknowledge it. If no one talks about it then Goodell can't step in and forbid it, threaten to keep cp out of the game, etc. It's like I learned a long time ago in the navy: It's a hell of a lot easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission.

Why does anyone think Goodell would stop it? It isn't against any rule I have ever heard of. I know in the past players have switched numbers mid year for whatever reason.

This is in JLC's blog:

"Also, several people have asked me about Portis changing his number to 21, and I have heard rumblings about it as well. To this point the team has said nothing official about it and I contacted the NFL as well and was told they have received nothing formal on this prospect. I asked them to check again if possible and make certain there is not a possibility that Clinton will wear Sean's number, and I await their response."

Why does anyone think Goodell would stop it? It isn't against any rule I have ever heard of. I know in the past players have switched numbers mid year for whatever reason.

I really don't see what the big deal would be either.

I thought it was not allowed mid season.

I thought I heard CP would be switching to #21 for good, not just for this game.

Do you recall where you heard this. The only thing I heard and I heard it while typing....was CP would like to wear #21 for this weeks game.

But their is no official word either way.

i heard a few minutes ago on washington post live that this is just a rumor.

Why does anyone think Goodell would stop it? It isn't against any rule I have ever heard of. I know in the past players have switched numbers mid year for whatever reason.

Well...and I know it seems a little cold and messed up esp. in light of the events of the past three days, but I'm sure there are licensing fees, marketing agreements, misc. contracts, uniform rules etc. that would have to be looked at and worked out. Unfortunately in this day and age professional football is as much a tightly regulated business as it is a sport. Remember the hell that was raised when Peyton Manning simply wanted to wear black socks to honor Johnny Unitas?

now that i can understand and appreciate......i wouldn,t mind him carrying it thru the rest of his career.