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The Patriots rookies will share numbers with group legends and even some teammates.

The New England Patriots introduced on Thursday what numbers their rookies shall be sporting for the 2023 NFL season.
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In considerably of a shock, first-round cornerback Christian Gonzalez will put on No. 19 this season. Gonzalez wore No. 0 throughout his time on the College of Oregon, and plenty of thought he would grow to be the primary Patriots participant to ever have the quantity. As of Thursday, no Patriot will put on zero, a quantity the NFL made wearable for the primary time this 12 months.
Large receiver and coaching camp standout Demario Douglas will obtain a quantity that many Patriots followers are conversant in: 81. The final receiver to put on No. 81 was Corridor of Famer Randy Moss, a person many think about one of many biggest wideouts of all time. Nobody expects Douglas to stay as much as Moss’s excellence, however he’s giving followers so much to be enthusiastic about in related methods.
Different rookies will don numbers that Patriots legends beforehand wore. Receiver Kayshon Boutte will put on Troy Brown’s No. 80. Linebacker Jourdan Helig will put on Rodney Harrison’s No. 37. Heart Jake Andrews will put on No. 67, identical to fellow heart Dan Koppen did. And tight finish Johnny Lumpkin will be part of Wes Welker on the checklist of Patriots gamers to put on No. 83.
Patriots punter Bryce Baringer will put on No. 9, a quantity shared by edge rusher Matthew Judon. Judon’s response to this information speaks for itself.
Cornerback Isaiah Bolden’s No. 7 is the one different single-digit quantity assigned to a rookie participant. That quantity can also be taken by a teammate, huge receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Kicker Chad Ryland may also put on a teammate’s quantity, working again Rhamondre Stevenson’s No. 38.
The preseason may enable us to see among the rookies take the sphere with their new numbers. We may see quarterback Malik Cunningham stand behind heart sporting No. 16 whereas receiving safety from linemen Atonio Mafi and Sidy Sow, who will put on No. 68 and No. 61, respectively. Cunningham may additionally play huge receiver alongside Thyrick Pitts, who will put on No. 13. And when the offense leaves the sphere, highly-touted rookies Marte Mapu and Keion White will put on No. 30 and No. 99, respectively. Defensive deal with Justus Tavai will put on No. 94 and cornerback Ameer Velocity will don No. 28.
These numbers may change earlier than Week 1. However for now, New England’s latest gamers will swimsuit up in these numbers.
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