It always seems as though the numbers are all over the place. I get that they can’t just be numbered 1 – 11 as the team is often much larger and will differ per starting lineup but who delegates who wears the ‘number 40’ shirt and does the team even have that much players with reserves & substitutes taken into account?
Who decides who gets to inherit a number from a retired legend for example?
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Not sure about other sports, but the NFL has rules about what positions can wear which numbers. For example, an offensive lineman can only wear numbers between 50-79. LB are usually in the 50s, DB are usually in the 20s. QB wear numbers 1-20.
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