Lions Rookie Jameson Williams made a classy gesture before choosing his jersey number.
According to a report from ESPN, Williams reached out to Matthew Stafford about wearing his old #9 number. Stafford reportedly had no issues with it and gave Williams the go-ahead to go with jersey change.
STORY: Detroit #Lions rookie WR Jameson Williams gets Matthew Stafford's No. 9. https://t.co/Zvla6jCLYj
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Williams originally agreed to wear No. 18 as a nod to Lions great Calvin Johnson, who wore No. 81, by flipping it, but was looking for a single-digit number instead. He reached out to Stafford on his own via text as a courtesy, according to a source.
Stafford didn’t have any issues, the source confirmed. The Los Angeles Rams quarterback wore No. 9 for a dozen seasons in Detroit, where he set numerous franchise records before being traded for Jared Goff and then winning the Super Bowl this past season.
Just a pretty cool interaction overall between Stafford and Williams.
Out with the old, in with the new! How do you feel about Jameson Williams wearing Stafford’s old number? #Lions pic.twitter.com/wUuqp0pMKu
— LionsFanReport (@lionsfanreport) August 10, 2022
