Lions' Jeff Okudah, Michael Brockers Among Many Who Changed Jersey Numbers
Several members of the Detroit Lions' roster will return in 2022 with different jersey numbers.
Jeff Okudah has now officially changed his jersey number for the second time, as he will don the No. 1 for his third season in the National Football League.
Veteran Michael Brockers, who previously donned No. 91, will now wear No. 90 in 2022.
Brockers, the eldest member of the team, is the only player on the current roster who is in his 30's.
The others who changed their jersey number include kickers Austin Seibert and Aldrick Rosas, cornerback Mark Gilbert and defensive tackles Levi Onwuzurike and Bruce Hector.
As he enters his second season healthier, Onwuzurike is already sensing that the attitude of the team has changed.
“I think everybody has a chip on our shoulders, especially us rookies that are going into the second year,” he said. “You can just see it on our team, man. We just out here on the field doing fieldwork, and you can just feel the camaraderie. Everybody is just trying to get better. There is a plan. There is a mission that we have. You can just feel it. You don’t even have to say anything. Even when we’re talking out there, you can just feel it as a team."
New Lions jersey numbers
- K Austin Seibert: No. 19 (previously No. 4)
- K Aldrick Rosas: No. 13 (previously No. 5)
- CB Jeff Okudah: No. 1 (previously No. 23)
- CB Mark Gilbert: No. 29 (previously No. 40)
- DT Michael Brockers: No. 90 (previously No. 91)
- DT Levi Onwuzurike: No. 91 (previously No. 75)
- DT Bruce Hector: No. 92 (previously No. 76)
Jersey numbers of free-agent acquisitions
- LB Jarrad Davis: No. 40
- LB Chris Board: No. 49
- S DeShon Elliott: No. 5
- CB Mike Hughes: No. 23
- CB JuJu Hughes: No. 33
- WR DJ Chark: No. 4
- TE Garrett Griffin: No. 86
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