Aaron Rodgers is officially a member of the New York Jets after the Green Bay Packers concluded their drawn out trade on Monday.
But the quarterback will not be sporting the same jersey number on his new team.
Rodgers will no longer be No. 12but will return to No. 8, the number he wore in college at California.
Legendary New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath gave Rodgers permission to wear his No. 12, which is retired, but the the 10-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion decided not to take the Hall of Famer up on the offer.
Namath'snumber is one of five retired by the Jets, including No. 13 forDon Maynard, No.28 forCurtis Martin, No. 90 forDennis Byrd and No. 73 forJoe Klecko, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year
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Rodgers wore No. 12 at Pleasant Valley High School and donned No. 4 as a member of the Butte Community College football team before transferring to Pac-12's Golden Bears hissophom*ore year.
This offseason, the NFL ruled that players, except for offensive and defensive lineman,canwear the No. 0.
The 2023 regular season kicks off Sept. 8 when the Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills in a Thursday night game.
