Jonathan Allen will be sporting a new jersey number on the field.
The 23-year-old defensive end is switching from No. 95 to No. 93, which he wore playing for Alabama. With the departure of Trent Murphy this offseason, Allen was finally able to pounce on retaining his former number.
While this is not breaking news, it could have a domino effect in various ways.
Changing to a sexier number should lead to increased Allen jersey sales. Now that No. 95 is up for grabs, perhaps free agent Johnathan Hankins will be more inclined to sign here (95 is his current number.) Furthermore, depending on how superstitious Allen is, he could see the number switch as a fresh start. After all, wearing No. 95 last season was not exactly lucky—he suffered a Lisfranc injury and was placed on injured reserve.
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