The New Orleans Saints will be busy running their rookie minicamp this time next week, and now we know which jersey numbers many of their new players will be wearing. But it isn’t just the first-year pros choosing new numbers. Veteran pickups like defensive end Chase Young and linebacker Willie Gay have chosen their jersey numbers, too. And a couple of players who were on the team last year have switched into new digits, like defensive tackle Khalen Saunders.
Expect more changes over the summer as players are shuffled on and off of the roster, freeing up coveted jersey numbers for others — it’s just one example, but there’s a good chance that second-round cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry won’t be wearing No. 34 in the fall. Incidentally, that’s the same number Marshon Lattimore wore as a rookie before moving to No. 23 over the summer, which he’s since made his own. Maybe McKinstry is hoping to do the same.
Here’s the full list of Saints players with new jersey numbers in 2024:
Continue reading...Expect more changes over the summer as players are shuffled on and off of the roster, freeing up coveted jersey numbers for others — it’s just one example, but there’s a good chance that second-round cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry won’t be wearing No. 34 in the fall. Incidentally, that’s the same number Marshon Lattimore wore as a rookie before moving to No. 23 over the summer, which he’s since made his own. Maybe McKinstry is hoping to do the same.
Here’s the full list of Saints players with new jersey numbers in 2024: