Willis McGahee assigned number...

[lordofgun]

...42

Kelsay assigned #72

http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster.cfm

[Pride]

42? ewww!

That was my football number in high school... and I sucked!

[lordofgun]

I doubt he'll stay at 42. I'm sure he'll get his pick once it's his time to shine. :D

[Valerie]

Players get to pick their numbers? I always thought they were assigned.

[Ebenezer]

if he likes his college number (2) then he probably has some say in 42...22 is taken...32 is OJ, although Oulads says that Gash will wear it...nothing left a RB can wear but 42.

[Ebenezer]

The Bills have so many players that the only numbers available are:

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,13,32,34,46,63,78

And they don't assign 32, 34 or 78

...what does it say for Rodney Wright when he is assigned 19 and Sam Aiken gets 89...bye-bye Wright (never should have been here).

[Tatonka]

why cant WM get 2? do the RBs have to fall between 20 and 50?

[clumping platelets]

Yes......RBs & DBs can have 20-49, K,P,&QBs are 1-19, etc

[lordofgun]

I think McGahee can get #2 if he wants it. Keyshawn Johnson has #19, so why not?

[Ebenezer]

In order for that to happen the team drafting the players has to have assigned all the numbers that that player is eligible for. When the Jets draft KJ all the 80s were taken (he wore 3 in college).

[Mr. Miyagi]

What does Lindell wear? #8?

[Ebenezer]

Moorman=8
Lindell=9

[Captain gameboy]

How 'bout 32A?

[Bruce is Loose]

if we signed a back to 46 and another could take WMs number then since 34 and 32 arent assigned he could get 2

[Earthquake Enyart]

He'll get 20 soon enough. :snicker:

[Ebenezer]

Originally posted by tanked
if we signed a back to 46 and another could take WMs number then since 34 and 32 arent assigned he could get 2



Ken Simonton, who is in NFLE, if he is invited to camp would, as of now, be assigned 46 (only number left)...I doubt the league would go for giving McGahee 2 because 32 and 34 aren't retired...it's just the Bills choice not to reissue them.

[The_Philster]

RBs and DBs are stuck with 20-49
I already posted the rules for the numbers
http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/showthread.php?s=&postid=208854#post208854

[Schobel94]

Just some early shots

McGahee's Bio

[Schobel94]

McGahee in practice

[Schobel94]

McGahee breaking a tackle

[Schobel94]

McGahee running downfield

[Schobel94]

Kelsay's Bio

[Schobel94]

Kelsay in practice spinng out of a Big Mike block

[Schobel94]

Kelsay trying to outmanuever Williams

[Dozerdog]

Originally posted by Tatonka
why cant WM get 2? do the RBs have to fall between 20 and 50?

I answered this somewhere-

Paul Horning wore 5 for the Packers. But with specialization and all that, the NFL put in a rule in 1972 standardizing the numbers.

Numbers do more than identifying players. Players with certain numbers who line up covering the line of scrimmage (80's for instance) are wearing an "elligible" number and do not need to report to an official. Inelligible numbers covering the end of the line of scrimmage (say an extra Tackle coming in on goal line situations) need to report to an official before the play.

QB's, Kickers, and "Specialists" get 1-19 (Keyshawn gets to call himself a specialist, I guess- KR?)

20-40 RB's, DB's

60-70's Interior Linemen on offense and defense (except Centers for some reason)

TE's and Receivers 80's


and so on......

[Schobel94]

Centers? I thought he was 37?

[The Spaz]

We released Larry Centers...lol HELLOOOOOO!:) Go Bills!

[Dozerdog]

The position Center you dufus!

Guards, Tackles, Centers.....:rolleyes:

[Billz_fan]

I would like to see WM with #23

[The Spaz]

Originally posted by Dozerdog
The position Center you dufus!

Guards, Tackles, Centers.....:rolleyes:

I hope you weren't talking to me as I was refering to schobels comments. He said centers. I thought Larry Centers was # 37. Go Bills!

[RedEyE]

#21 is now available :biggrin:

[SABURZFAN]

Originally posted by gameboy
How 'bout 32A?

it's bad enough we have to hear about his knee but this would open up a lot of BRA jokes.