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The Rams announced on June 2, 2026 that Myles Garrett will wear No. 95 this season after being traded from the Browns; he wore 95 with Cleveland and 15 at Texas A&M, and his arrival prompts a numbers shuffle: Poona Ford to 97, Bill Norton to 93, and Payton Zdroik to 62.
Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater wore jersey No. 50 for a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars because he didn't have a number that made sense to him, as most of the quarterback numbers were already taken. Bridgewater, who has worn No. 5 throughout his NFL career, added a zero to the end of his favorite number. While he can likely switch to a number between 1-19 before the regular season, seeing a quarterback wearing No. 50 is still an unusual sight.
The New York Yankees are running out of uniform numbers to give to players, as they have retired 22 numbers, at least eight more than any other team in the majors, and they're holding three more out of rotation. The Yankees director of clubhouse operations has suggested that they stop giving numbers to managers and coaches, as they rarely wear their full uniforms in the dugout anymore. However, no other team is having this issue right now, and it's only the Yankees, because they've retired so many numbers.
The New York Yankees have requested Major League Baseball to allow them to no longer issue uniform numbers to manager Aaron Boone and uniformed members of their coaching staff due to the franchise's 22 retired numbers causing a shortfall of available digits. The Yankees have retired a total of 22 numbers, including Lou Gehrig's No. 4 and Derek Jeter's No. 2. No single-digit numbers are available, and the No. 8 has been retired for both Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey.
The New York Yankees' success has led to the retirement of so many uniform numbers that the team is running out of numbers to give to players and coaches. The Yankees have retired 22 numbers, well ahead of the second-place Cardinals, who have retired 14. The lack of numbers left over has become such an issue for the Yankees that they have started a conversation about no longer issuing uniform numbers to managers and coaches, and it’s gaining momentum in clubhouses around the game.