The Green Bay Packers handed out uniform numbers to their two Day 2 picks in the 2021 NFL draft.
Second-round pick Josh Myers will wear his college number in Green Bay, while third-round pick Amari Rodgers will take advantage of a new NFL rule and wear a special number.
Myers is getting the No. 71, the same number he wore at Ohio State.
Second-round #Packers C/G Josh Myers will wear No. 7️⃣1️⃣! #PackersDraft | @josh_myers71 pic.twitter.com/7QXgs3vcvn
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) May 1, 2021
Offensive tackle Rick Wagner wore the number last season. He was released in February.
Rodgers will wear No. 8 thanks to a new league rule that now allows other skill positions to wear single-digit numbers.
New #Packers WR Amari Rodgers will wear No. 8️⃣!#PackersDraft | @arodgers_3 pic.twitter.com/31xRZcAf6N
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) May 1, 2021
Backup quarterback Tim Boyle wore No. 8 last season. He departed in free agency.
With retired numbers, unofficially retired numbers and currently occupied numbers, No. 8 was the only single-digit number available with the Packers. Rodgers wore No. 3 while at Clemson.
First-round pick Eric Stokes will wear No. 21.
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