Month: March 2023

The number has been banned in regular-season competition since 1973.

Most rule-change proposals in the NFL tend to revolve around hot-button issues: player safety, replay review, overtime and other topics that generate media discussion and fan interest every fall.

The Eagles, however, have proposed a rule that falls outside that realm. Philadelphia has asked the competition committee to allow players to wear uniform No. 0, according to a Tuesday report from Kalyn Kahler of The Athletic.

NFL players have not been allowed to wear No. 0 or No. 00 in the regular season since 1973, the year the league altered the numbering system it initially implemented in 1952. No. 0 appeared on league rosters with relative frequency before then, dating back to Kansas City Cowboys back Phil White, who wore No. 0 in 1925.

An example of a prominent pre-’73 No. 00 was Hall of Fame center Jim Otto, whose number was a pun on his last name (“aught-oh”). Oilers wide receiver Ken Burrough was the last player to wear No. 0 or No. 00 in the NFL. Because he wore No. 00 before the 1973 rule change, he was allowed to continue using it for the remainder of his NFL career through the 1981 season.

In 2021, the NFL tweaked its uniform rules, allowing non-lineman to wear single-digit numbers.

Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, Joy Taylor, and David Helman discuss whether they are okay with Aaron Rodgers ‘tune me out’ comments. Joy weighs in on Rodgers’ comments and explains she is not okay with them because he is not consistent with staying with one approach to his indecision.

Just three weeks ago, Kentucky was squarely on the bubble. Now, the Wildcats have won four in a row and are a 5-seed in Mike DeCourcy’s NCAA Tournament projections.

Will Anderson had a head-turning answer when asked who his toughest opponent was, naming running back Bijan Robinson, a fellow top draft prospect.

The star tight end went full Indiana Jones in the ‘Saturday Night Live’ teaser.

Chiefs tight end and reigning Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce is set to make his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, having been announced as the guest host for this week’s episode. Ahead of his appearance, Kelce got fans excited for what’s to come with a short teaser clip.

In the Indiana Jones-themed video, which features a spoof on an iconic scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Kelce can be seen removing the treasure, which is an SNL logo, and replacing it with the Lombardi Trophy, which unfortunately triggers a booby trap.

Kelce will host this Saturday night’s episode alongside musical guest Kelsea Ballerini. 

Kansas City’s star tight end is one of the league’s most outgoing personalities, so getting to see him take the stage for SNL should be a treat for football fans. 

Now that he’s finally beginning to slow down his celebration of the Chiefs’ second Super Bowl win in the past four years, he’ll get to live out another lifelong dream on the set of one of the most iconic television programs ever.

Back in September, Kelce tweeted that going on SNL would “be a dream come true.” Fast forward a few months, and the eight-time Pro Bowl selection is set to make that dream a reality.

Based on the trailer, the 33-year-old’s appearance on SNL should be equally absurd and hilarious.