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The issue of retired numbers not really retiring came up again this week when the Cardinals retired Marshall Goldberg’s number 99 for JJ Watt. Another situation with retired numbers could happen in Chicago if the Bears manage to trade Russell Wilson for the Seahawks’ fullback.
Wilson carried nine NFL seasons in Seattle No. 3. The Bears won for no. 3 for Bronko Nagurski retired. Would the Bears find a way to bring back No. 3 for Wilson?
The Bears retired 14 numbers, and they announced at the exit of Mike Ditka’s number 89 that no further numbers would be retired. As outlined by Jack Silverstein of WindyCityGridiron.com in 2018, Bears chairman George McCaskey said this in 2013 about the possibility of withdrawing numbers: ‘We discussed a whole range of options. Undoubted numbers were thrown out there and thrown out, because I said if we subtract numbers, we would have to start with number 7. ”
The team’s founder, George Halas, has number 7. This gives the Bears the unique combination of family members who can give their blessing to the withdrawal of a number and a franchise that has the absolute power to issue numbers. to withdraw and / or withdraw. So if the Bears number 7 goes back into circulation, other numbers could also be brought back.
Wilson may not even want no. 3. In the state of North Carolina and in Wisconsin, he has no. 16 not worn. At the moment, Pat O’Donnell, the punk of Bears, no. 16.
Regardless, you should not have custom Bears no. Order 3-shirts with “WILSON” on the back. Besides keeping the trade a long shot, Wilson could end up in a new number if he puts on a new uniform.