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New Assignments: Cowboys issue storied jersey number to CB Stephon Gilmore

Gilmore and Brandin Cooks were among those given new numbers Monday; the jersey assignments give clues as to who may not be coming back. | From @ToddBrock24f7

Ezekiel Elliott’s No. 21 jersey barely had time to come back from the dry cleaners, and its already been re-issued.

The Cowboys have assigned jersey numbers to four of their newest acquisitions, with a few familiar digits on some fresh faces for 2023.

Cornerback Stephon Gilmore will take No. 21 back to the defensive side of the ball, after Elliott sported it on offense for his seven seasons with the team. Hall of Fame corner Deion Sanders, of course, wore No. 21 during his run with the team in the mid- to late-1990s.

New wide receiver Brandin Cooks has been given No. 3. That jersey was worn in 2022 by cornerback Anthony Brown, who switched to it after wearing No. 30 previously. Brown is currently a free agent; if he returns to the Cowboys, it may be with yet another number on his chest.

Running back Ronald Jones will wear No. 32, a number worn previously by Cowboys running back Walt Garrison and cornerback Orlando Scandrick.

Offensive lineman Chuma Edoga will wear No. 71, the same number worn last season by Jason Peters. The 41-year-old Peters is also currently in the free agent pool; his football future is unclear.

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2020 Free Agency: Cowboys release jersey numbers for new signings

It’s always fun during training camp when the Dallas Cowboys have two players sharing the same jersey number. Do to offseason rules allowing clubs to roster as many as 90 players at a time, and because storied franchises such as the Cowboys have …

It’s always fun during training camp when the Dallas Cowboys have two players sharing the same jersey number. Do to offseason rules allowing clubs to roster as many as 90 players at a time, and because storied franchises such as the Cowboys have several numbers which are off-limits, occasionally there will be members of the offense and defense who share a number.

That is reserved for down-line players, not the stars, and normally happens after the draft when there are numerous undrafted free agents and tryout guys rounding out the ends of the roster. For now, jersey numbers assigned are unique, and on Friday the Cowboys acknowledged the temporary jersey assignments of several of their 2020 free agent signings.

Kick Greg “The Leg” Zuerlein will sport No. 2, sandwiched between January futures contract signing and camp leg Tristan Vizcaino (No. 1) and incumbent Kai Forbath (No. 3).

Zuerlein wore No. 4 with the Los Angeles Rams.

Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix will rock jersey No. 27, which was vacated by CB Jourdan Lewis who returned to No. 26, his number at Michigan.

Corner Marucie Canady takes up No. 28.

Clinton-Dix wore No. 20 with Washington and No. 21 with the Chicago Bears last season and originally in Green Bay when he played for new head coach Mike McCarthy.

Blake Bell, signed to be the blocking tight end compliment to Blake Jarwin will take over No. 80, famously worn to no games that mattered by Rico Gathers. Hopefully he’ll do it more justice. Bell wore No. 81 for the Chiefs and Vikings previously.

New defensive tackle Gerald McCoy will continue to wear No. 93 as he did with the Tampa Bay Bucs and last season with the Carolina Panthers. Likewise, DT Dontari Poe wore No. 95 with the Panthers and gets it back as he is now with the Cowboys.

93 was worn by Daniel Ross, a restricted free agent Dallas didn’t tender and signed with the Las Vegas Raiders to reunite with Rod Marinelli. 95 was most famously recently worn by David Irving.

2 K Greg Zuelein
27 S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
28 CB Maurice Canady
80 TE Blake Bell
93 DT Gerald McCoy
95 DT Dontari Poe

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