Jersey numbers are special to the players and their fans, and one NFL analyst is asking NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to make a big-time change. In a post on X, NFL analyst Kyle Brandt says, “It’s time. This needs to be the new revolution in NFL jersey numbers.”
Should Roger Goodell Bring Back Classic Jersey Numbers?
“You know there are 22 players now in the NFL who wear single zero [0]?” Brandt said on “Good Morning Football,” pleading to viewers with his new proposition. He continued, “It is a very popular number.”
Brandt swiftly made a case for Goodell to add another digit. He said, “We need a new initiative now. Now that we’re into the Wild West, and anybody can wear any number, more or less, and there’re single zeros,” Brandt said before taking a breath. “It’s time to free the double zero [00].”
It’s time. This needs to be the new revolution in NFL jersey numbers… pic.twitter.com/mFOg5s3nj9
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) April 10, 2025
Continuing his case for the double zero, Brandt stated, “If we’re gonna do it, let’s really do it,” and pointed to one of the NFL history’s greatest centers, Jim Otto. “Look at the legend, ‘Double-O Jim Otto,’ the Pro Football Hall-of-Famer back in the day.” After putting up a picture of Otto, Brandt shouted, “That’s the man. Double zero.”
There’s no doubt that Otto displays a pretty special classic-retro NFL vibe in the photo that Brandt touched on in his next statement. “Now, no one has worn double zero since 1981. And Otto made it legendary.”
In the clip, Brandt goes on to explain some of the reasons why double zero seems to have a special aura to it and how Otto made it sort of fun since his last name starts and ends with Os. Putting all the fun vibes and aesthetics aside, however, is a double-zero revival practical? And if so, why?
The Fight To ‘Free the Double 0’
As Brandt stated in his plea to Goodell, “We allow No. 3 in the league, right? We also allow No. 33. We allow No. 9 in the league. We also allow 99. If we allow single zero, shouldn’t we allow double zero?” And honestly, it’s difficult to argue with his logic.
The double zeros make sense, and Brandt concluded his argument by adding some final, simple sentiments. “It would be cool. It would be retro. All the kids will like it. All the olds would like it. Free the double zero.”
The NBA allows players to wear No. 00 on their jersey in addition to No. 0; in fact, both can be worn by players on the same team. Could the NFL be next in line amid its jersey revolution?