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Brian Burns Shows Off New Number in Photoshoot

It's a sweet new look for the Panthers' pass rusher.
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Brian Burns Shows Off New Number in Photoshoot
Brian Burns Shows Off New Number in Photoshoot

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Brian Burns wore No. 99 at Florida State but that number was occupied by Kawann Short when he arrived in Carolina. He opted for No. 53 because five plus three is eight, which also equals the number of legs on a spider and if you know Burns' love for the Spider-Man movies, you get it.

Last week, Burns decided to finally go away from No. 53 and will now become the first player in franchise history to wear No. 0. Yesterday, the Panthers' social media team released a few first looks of Burns in his new number.

"I love it. It's a new beginning," Burns said in the video. "Just a lot of things changing around the building, a lot of things changing to the team and the organization itself. So I was like, why not?"

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Schuyler Callihan is the publisher of West Virginia On SI and has been a trusted source covering the Mountaineers since 2016. He is the host of Between The Eers, The Walk Thru Game Day Show, and In the Gun Podcast. The Wheeling, WV native moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2020 to cover the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers.

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