Patriot Helmet Stickers

Every team I saw play today had 21 on their helmets. Pats have 91. Am I missing something?

Was it required for all teams to wear 21 throughout the rest of the season?

Why do the Patriots wear the number 91 on the back of their helmets?




Answer
The Patriots are wearing circular stickers on the backs of their helmets with the number 91 on them, in honor of their teammate, the late Marquise Hill.



Marquise Hill (August 7, 1982 - May 28, 2007) was an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

Hill attended De La Salle High School in New Orleans where he was named as an All-American and the best defensive lineman in the nation by many publications. Hill then played college football in Louisiana State University and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Hill played in one game in 2004 and played in eight games in the 2005 season, making three tackles.

On the evening of May 27, 2007, Hill and his friend, Ashley Blazio, fell off a jet ski in Lake Pontchartrain, north of New Orleans. Neither was wearing a personal flotation nor tracking device. Blazio was rescued and sent to Tulane Medical Center. Coast Guard units searched the area, and Hill's body was found by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries around 2:15 PM CDT on May 28.

Hill had spent much of his time in the days after Hurricane Katrina helping residents rebuild their homes. He was the first New England Patriots player to die while still a member of the team.

For the 2007 NFL season, the Patriots team will wear a "91" insignia (Hill's number in his tenure with New England) on the back on their helmets in honor of his life.







Source: Wikipedia

The league made the "21" sticker optional for all teams after the first week. Some teams wore them today, some did not.

The Skins will wear the stickers and the patch for the rest of the season.

I saw Dallas and Philly wearing #21. The Giants weren't though.

cypane is right, the #21 sticker is optional

All of the games I watched today the players had #21 on their helmet. This just gives me another reason to hate the patriots. I think it is completely disrespectful. Probably came straight from the head coach.

could an individual player wear it? i know the patriots have at least on guy from the U

I would expect nothing less from the league's least classy franchise. Their owner is a drunk, their coach is a punk, and their QB is an arrogant pretty boy.

yeah i saw that. I'm sure they'll turn it into "motivation" that no one is wearing 91 stickers but them...

god i hate them. I used to really have respect for them, but not after this year. fuckem


and by the way fuck you too DieHardSkinsFan777 you are a moron

I'm sure to some extent they're saying "Why not the same for Marquise Hill?" But, as cold as this may sound, a drowning accident in the offseason is not perceived the same as being murdered during the season. Not because it's less important or significant. But because of the timing of it. The NFL is at the forefront of sports news in the fall (compared to the spring time) and so an in-season death is just going to be perceived as more impactful, and especially when it's a sudden and senseless death like Sean Taylor's.