Official "Who Gets #26?" Thread

Portis and Taylor played together, and Portis wore number 12. I guess hes not allowed to wear number 12 in the NFL. Portis was there first, so 26 wasnt his choice.
Can Portis wear 12? or does a QB have to wear that.

I don't think that there is any hard fast rule about the number aguy wears, just tradition. If there was a rule how can K. Johnson wear #19?

Here's what the NFL has mandated as the official system for jersey number/position. Listed is the primary range and then a secondary range for some positions. The league changed the rule this year that allows a player to pick a number from either range, where it used to be that a secondary number could only be picked if a number in the primary range wasn't available.

QB, P, K: 1-19
RB, DB: 20-49
LB: 50-59 (90-99)
C: 50-59 (60-79)
G, T: 60-79
WR: 80-89 (10-19)
TE: 80-89
DL: 60-79 (90-99)

I don't think that there is any hard fast rule about the number aguy wears, just tradition. If there was a rule how can K. Johnson wear #19?

There are rules on the numbers guys can wear. Until this year, receivers were not allowed to wear a number in the teens unless all the numbers in the 80's were in use. The rule was changed for the upcoming year but I am not sure how Keyshawn got away with it.

I don't know all the rules but I know they apply to defense, or at least they did at one time. When Brian Bosworth came into the league he wanted to where his college number, 40, but wasn't allowed to, because it's not a number permitted for linebackers, so he wrote "40" on his shoes. (Don't ask me why I remember this bit of trivia, I just do)

Joe don't tell me you were a B.B. fan. You went one of those guys with a mullet like his back in the day, were ya?

Iffy might not even be here much longer, Portis will get #26.

I had been big on Iffy keeping it, but seeing that he hasn't gotten a new contract yet, even though the Skins have exclusive rights to him, it's up for grabs and Portis should get it since Taylor's a rookie.