{"id":1554755,"date":"2023-03-26T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1554755"},"modified":"2023-03-26T10:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T14:12:11","slug":"nfl-ever-retired-players-jersey-number-league-wide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nfl-ever-retired-players-jersey-number-league-wide\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the NFL Ever Retired a Player's Jersey Number League-Wide?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the highest honors a team can bestow upon an athlete is to\u00a0retire their number<\/a>. But did you know some sports<\/em> have retired a number, prohibiting all their teams from using it?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let's take a closer look at one in particular: the\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0and whether the world's most popular pro sports league has ever retired a player's jersey league-wide.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has the NFL ever retired a jersey number league-wide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Congratulations @michaelstrahan<\/a>! He's confirmed that the New York @Giants<\/a> will retire his jersey No. 92. More: https:\/\/t.co\/VG6NYsV9xF<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PWZMCbB7CV<\/a><\/p>— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) January 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>