The jersey number is crucial for every player. Many times, in the early stages of the professional game, for first-year, second-year or post-transfer players, the coach calls out their jersey number, not their name.

In a sense, the jersey number is the embodiment of the player. So in the professional arena, every team has a retirement number as a way to show respect and adoration for a particular player.

Still, changing jersey numbers is a frequent, even more frequent than you think, and it's a high probability that transfer players and rookies move into a new team, and only a handful of top big names have the privilege of sticking with their numbers and making their numbers a part of their careers.

It can also be said that in the business league, the jersey number is only part of the interest.

In fact, even legends like Joe Montana have changed their jersey numbers at one time or another. During the San Francisco 49ers, he carried the number 16; At the end of his career, after moving to the Kansas Chiefs, he changed his back to No. 19. However, when the San Francisco 49ers retired their jerseys, they officially retired the No. 16 jersey and became a symbol of Montana in the city.

In the league, some players have a superstitious obsession with jersey numbers, believing that a certain number can bring good luck to their careers; Or maybe a particular jersey code has a special meaning to you, a memorial to someone and something.

Therefore, after the transfer, they are willing to complete the number exchange, some people through a good relationship, some people simply through cash transactions, of course, as the exchange object of the number owner, but not everyone is willing to nod yes.

Locker room conflicts caused by jersey numbers are not uncommon.

It is worth mentioning that in rugby games, because of the large number of players, because of the cumbersome position, and because of the clear division of labor, the league has relevant regulations on jersey numbers.

First of all, the number zero jersey has been canceled.

Second, between No. 1 and No. 9, only quarterbacks, kickers, and punkers are allowed to pick.

Between 10 and 19, only quarterbacks, kickers, punters and wide receivers are allowed to pick.

Between 20 and 39, only running backs and backcourt defenders (second-line defenses) are allowed to pick.

Between 40 and 49, only running backs, backcourt defenders, linebacks and close forwards are allowed.

Between 50 and 59, only linebackers, defensive forwards and center forwards are allowed.

Between 60 and 79, only offensive and defensive strikers are allowed to choose.

Between 80 and 89, only wide receivers and close end picks are allowed.

Between 90 and 99, only linebackers and defensive forwards are allowed to pick.

In other words, the player's position determines the player's number.

This is not a hard and fast rule, just a conventional rule, if the player must break the rules and choose a different number, this is also allowed, correspondingly, the league also has a hard rule, choose the number 50 to 79, 90 to 99 players must declare their specific position in advance.

The reason for this rule is that the referee must judge whether there is an illegal violation of the offense or defense this time according to the jersey number on the field; Moreover, for the commentator, just by reading the shirt number, he can immediately determine the range of position on the pitch, which also makes it easier and faster to grasp the entire pitch and the match during the game.

On the whole, all players in the league still choose their numbers according to this conventional scheme.

Logan Newman, near end, number eighty-eight.

Marcus Lynch, running back, number twenty-seven.

On the other hand, quarterback numbers are only allowed to be picked from number one to nineteen.

Peyton Manning, No. 18; Tom Brady, number twelve; Aaron Rogers, number twelve; Drew Bliss, number nine. In addition to that, Alex Smith, number eleven.

When he first entered the team, Lu Ke's number overlapped with Alex, as a substitute player who was not selected as a rookie, Lu Ke naturally did not challenge Alex's qualifications, so he naturally changed the number, and he chose No. 14.

Lech only said one sentence, and the main content of the back has not yet been said, but Lu Ke has already understood, "Alex has been successfully transferred?" ”

At the end of the regular season, Alex had already greeted Lu Ke in advance. Lu Ke knew that this day would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Normally, after the Super Bowl, the league has an official timeline for all of its offseason plans:

On March 14, the free market was officially opened; At the end of April, the draft meeting; At the beginning of August, the Hall of Fame preseason announced that the new season officially entered the launch stage; In the first week of September, the regular season opener of the new season.

Different teams have different offseason plans, and some teams can't wait to complete a trade on the first day of free agency; Some players are unhurried, and even wait until the draft is over before entering the free market to fill in the gaps. Of course, trade rumors and contract extension rumors have been heard throughout the offseason, which has become a bright landscape in the league.

After the opening of this year's free agency, the biggest news was none other than the transfer of Payton Manning.

The Hall of Fame-level quarterback, trapped in a neck injury, had to choose surgery, missed an entire season, and took the initiative to take a pay cut, expressed his willingness to play for the Colts for life, before the 2011 season, there were still a large number of die-hard fans who believed that without the Colts of Big Manning, they could still maintain a medire level in the league, and even hit the playoffs.

But the thirteen-game losing streak was like a punch, deeply understanding what Big Manning really meant.

Since the 2009 season, the Colts have been on a downward spiral, but Big Manning has single-handedly supported the team, covering up all the problems with victory after victory, proving his ability as an elite quarterback, and making people mistakenly believe that this is still a championship team. It was only now that the problem was completely exposed.

The Colts realized the magnitude of the problem and the importance of overturning and rebuilding.

The team doesn't think that Big Manning, who has suffered a serious injury, can represent the future of the team, and this year's draft, before the start of rookie training camp, they selected the team's pillars for the next ten years, just as they saw Big Manning in 1998.

After the playoffs ended, the Colts began to carry out a team cleanup one after another, and gave Manning an ultimatum in early March. They didn't give Big Manning any other option.

Historically, Hall of Fame quarterbacks such as Sonny-Jurgensen, Joe Montana and Brett Favre have all moved to different teams, but they all have one thing in common: they have dedicated their lives to their parent teams, and after running out of gas, they joined other teams in the twilight of their careers in order to extend the length of their careers.

The most direct proof of this is that in the history of the league, there has not been a single quarterback who has won the Super Bowl on behalf of different teams.

The 35-year-old also entered the end of his career, but was abandoned by the team due to injuries throughout the season and was squeezed out of his place by a rookie who had not yet entered the professional league. For the first time in history, this is the first time.

Business is business after all, and interests are interests after all.

After the free agency market opened, it is no exaggeration to say that half of the league's teams extended an olive branch to Big Manning, even including the San Francisco 49ers.

The San Francisco 49ers, who had just achieved brilliant results last season, warmly invited Big Manning to join.

First, they have a long tradition of great quarterbacks; Second, the offensive and defensive groups have gradually grown in strength, and only one top quarterback is needed, and they are the strongest on paper in the league; Third, Lu Ke is a rookie quarterback, and Big Manning can be the perfect mentor.

But in the end, Big Manning rejected the San Francisco 49ers as much as he rejected the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks.

Because Manning Jr. was in the National League, in order to avoid fighting in the same room, Manning refused the invitations of all the National League teams, just as Manning Jr. rejected the San Diego Lightning back then; With the same considerations in mind, Big Manning knew he would be a rival to the Colts, but he was unwilling to be an enemy of the Colts, and he turned down an offer from the American League South.

The Denver Broncos, in an extremely low-key manner, announced that they welcomed Peyton Manning after cutting the "chosen one" Tim Thibaugh.

Because of the existence of Big Manning, the changes in the entire transfer market have become much more low-key. Alex Smith, the former No. 1 pick, didn't get much attention to his transfer, so it came quietly.

Lech nodded in affirmation, "Chief Kansas." ”

As one of the traditional powerhouses of the American League West, the Kansas Chiefs do not have the strength to be strong, but they have always been able to inadvertently upset the league landscape, and won the Super Bowl once in 1969, but now the team is all problems from the offensive group to the defensive group, even if it is overturned, things are definitely not that simple.

The only thing worth affirming is that the three quarterbacks on the current Chiefs team are all below average. When Alex leaves for Kansas, he is bound to be the starting quarterback.

"Now that the number 11 shirt is available, Trent has called me specifically and if you want to change the number, there is no problem on the team side and they can produce a new shirt right away."

That's one of the big reasons why Lech came to the training ground today.