As of 2021 the NFL changed what number a skill position player can wear. Skill position players can now wear single digit numbers. Some NFL players liked the rule change and others did not.

Ways NFL players could solve the problem for fans who don’t like the rule is they could go back to their original number. People like the rule change because they can really wear any number they want. Some positions like offensive linemen and defensive linemen can’t really change their number. Quarterbacks, punters, and kickers can’t change their number because of the rule.

My opinion on this rule change is, I like it because my many different players can change their numbers they like instead of numbers that they don’t like. For an example, Colts Corner back Stephon Gilmore wore 5 in college but when he got into the NFL he couldn’t wear 5 anymore, so he switched to number 24 for when he played for the Bills and the Patriots. He officially changed his number back to his college number when the 2021-22 season started.