Redskins Retired Numbers...

anyone know the reason the redskins do not retire numbers?
Very few teams retire alot of numbers... once you start the precident, then you have to keep it up... and then run out of numbers to issue.

7 & 9 were reissued very briefly as well.

To whom? The Redskins media guide makes no mention of this.

If anyone, regardless of skill and talent tries to wear #21, I'm sure there will be hell to pay. I don't see it being retired, but it won't be worn for many, many years.

If anyone, regardless of skill and talent tries to wear #21, I'm sure there will be hell to pay. I don't see it being retired, but it won't be worn for many, many years.
I am sure to be attacked on here... but I don't see it that way. I could make ALOT of arguements for the number staying in rotation, but how about the fact that at least THREE of the 70 Greatest wore that number (Byner, Nelms, Allen) All three of them had more productive careers with the Skins than ST... he had potential, but it was not realized.

I am sure to be attacked on here... but I don't see it that way. I could make ALOT of arguements for the number staying in rotation, but how about the fact that at least THREE of the 70 Greatest wore that number (Byner, Nelms, Allen) All three of them had more productive careers with the Skins than ST... he had potential, but it was not realized.

I do see the point, but exactly when do you reissue it? Next season? 5 years? There is a PR gamble that I frankly don't think is worth taking. Look at this site. How many people DON'T have ST tributes attached to them? I have to reiterate my point that from shirts to towels to helmet decals, 21 became the way everybody conveyed the remembrance.

BTW, where is the guy that said 7 & 9 were re-issued, I dying to know this!

To whom? The Redskins media guide makes no mention of this.

not sure my memory is cloudy but i think Danny Wuerffel had one and Shane Matthews had the other for a bit.

I do see the point, but exactly when do you reissue it? Next season? 5 years? There is a PR gamble that I frankly don't think is worth taking. Look at this site. How many people DON'T have ST tributes attached to them? I have to reiterate my point that from shirts to towels to helmet decals, 21 became the way everybody conveyed the remembrance.

BTW, where is the guy that said 7 & 9 were re-issued, I dying to know this!

Didn't Shane Matthews and Danny Wuerffel wear those numbers for a couple of weeks in the preseason?

Didn't Shane Matthews and Danny Wuerffel wear those numbers for a couple of weeks in the preseason?

I think so, but I looked at images... Mathews was 6, and Danny was 17.

I think so, but I looked at images... Mathews was 6, and Danny was 17.

Here you go

Amarillo Globe-News: Pro & College Sports: Redskins' QB Wuerffel won't wear No. 7 05/14/02 (http://www.amarillo.com/stories/051402/spo_redskins.shtml)

I think Sean showed enough talent and heart as a player in the short career he had to have his number permanently retired...no one can ever fill his shoes or his jersey. He would have retired as one of the best safeties to ever play the game- I completely believe this.