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The Baltimore Ravens got their newest linebacker, taking LSU’s Patrick Queen with the 28th pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. However, Queen was gonna have to figure out a new jersey number.
Queen was initially asked by a fan in the Ravens’ virtual draft experience what number he was going to wear in Baltimore. Though Queen wore No. 8 at LSU, he was reminded that the Ravens already have the No. 8 jersey handed out to 2019 NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. A day later and Queen has been handed the No. 48 jersey.
Here’s a first look at Queen in his new Ravens’ uniform:
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Even if Jackson was willing to give up the number, Queen wasn’t going to be able to wear it. In the NFL, linebackers are only eligible to wear numbers between 40-59, limiting Queen’s options quite a bit.
The last player to wear the No. 48 in Baltimore was linebacker Patrick Onwuasor, who left this offseason and signed with the New York Jets as a free agent. But Queen will join former Ravens Jameel McClain, Tavares Gooden in wearing the No. 48 in Baltimore. Queen will be the 13th player to wear the No. 48 in Ravens history.
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